Brief Life History of Lorin Grant
When Lorin Grant Carruth was born on 28 March 1908, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, William Henry Carruth, was 35 and his mother, Eliza Jane Barber, was 31. He married Olwyn Geneva Roberts on 11 September 1933, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Election District 1 Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1940 and Sinclair, Carbon, Wyoming, United States in 1950. He died on 18 October 1996, in Carbon, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Wyoming, United States.
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- Loren Carruth, "United States 1950 Census"
- Lorin Grant Carruth, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Lorin Grant Carruth, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
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World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1909 · The Grand Opera House of Ogden Changes its name
Known as the Orpheum Theatre, the Opera House was built in 1890 because there was no play house located in the City. People came from all around to see the shows. When the name was changed to the Orpheum, different shows came about to please the viewers tastes and ideas.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Renfrewshire): habitational name from the lands of Carruth in the parish of Kilmacolm in Renfrewshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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