Vera Viavi Benzley

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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Family Time Line

Martin Byron Sorenson
1892–1977
Vera Viavi Benzley
1900–1985
Marriage: 3 September 1924
Harold Kay Howard Sr
1925–2003
Shirley Jean Howard
1928–2008
Gary Reed Howard
1932–1990
Ruth Ann Howard
1933–2020

Sources (33)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Beasley .

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

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