Henry Helm Bawden

Brief Life History of Henry Helm

When Henry Helm Bawden was born on 3 July 1917, in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Orin Raymond Bawden, was 30 and his mother, Mable Clara Helm, was 28. He married Mary Elaine Wheatley on 8 June 1949, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Granger, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1917 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 29 August 1996, in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Helm Bawden
1917–1996
Mary Elaine Wheatley
1923–2010
Marriage: 8 June 1949
Henry Lane Bawden
1952–1952
Clara Dagmar Bawden
1955–2011

Sources (37)

  • Henry H. Baudin, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henry Helm Bawden - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: 3 July 1917; Granger, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Henry Helm Bawden, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1936

1936- present Elysian Burial Gardens adopted as new name.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: from a late variant of the Norman personal name Baldwin or a variant of Bowden .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Elder Bawden (a story from my grandfather Morris Moroni Miller's mission)

My first night in my field of labor as a missionary to Texas and Louisiana was nearly a catastrophe. Elder Bawden met me at the train and said,”Hurry, we have a street meeting in 10 minutes. I told hi …

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