Brief Life History of Vera Viavi
When Vera Viavi Benzley was born on 24 April 1900, in Randolph, Rich, Utah, United States, her father, Edward Benzley, was 30 and her mother, Annie Hobbs, was 25. She married Martin Byron Sorenson on 3 September 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Alameda Election Precinct 1, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1940 and Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States for about 18 years. She died on 8 March 1985, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
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- Vera V. Benzley in household of Edward Benzley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Benzley, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Vera Benzley, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1902
The mission was split to create the Middle States Mission. The new boundaries of the Southern States Mission changed to include only the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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English: variant of Beasley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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