Heber James Sheffield

Brief Life History of Heber James

When Heber James Sheffield was born on 18 July 1876, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Heber John Sheffield, was 22 and his mother, Sarah Harriet Blamires, was 22. He married Nancy Carlyle Kinnett on 7 September 1898, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 22 November 1935, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Heber James Sheffield
1876–1935
Nancy Carlyle Kinnett
1877–1951
Marriage: 7 September 1898
Kenneth Heber Sheffield
1899–1968
Reva Loreene Sheffield
1905–2004
James Frederick Sheffield
1906–2000
Erwin Lowell Sheffield
1908–1980
Wayne Kinnett Sheffield
1909–2002
Evan Gayle Sheffield
1911–1995
Maxine Sheffield
1914–1918
Darlene Sheffield
1921–1977

Sources (85)

  • Heber James Sheffield, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Heber James Sheffield, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Heber James Sheffield, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name principally from Sheffield (Yorkshire), but perhaps also from Sheffield Bottom in Burghfield (Berkshire), or Sheffield Park in Fletching (Sussex). The Yorkshire place takes its name from the river Sheaf, itself from Old English scēath ‘boundary’, + Old English feld ‘open country’, while the Berkshire placename derives from Old English scēo ‘shelter’ + feld. The Sussex placename comes from Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + feld.

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

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The Disaster of the Tuamotan Island, Hikueru

The Disaster of the Tuamotan Island, Hikueru, as witnessed by HJ Sheffield and Jos. E Allen, Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hikueru is a small low island, about 8 miles i …

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