Walter Henry Allington

Brief Life History of Walter Henry

When Walter Henry Allington was born on 20 July 1901, in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Walter Henry Allington Senior, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Crystal Howard, was 22. He married Arthaleen Wright on 28 April 1926, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He immigrated to Quebec, Hardin, Iowa, United States in 1925 and lived in Election Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 8 July 1994, in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Henry Allington
1901–1994
Arthaleen Wright
1902–1998
Marriage: 28 April 1926
Lucille ALLINGTON
1927–1943
Doris Allington
1928–1929
Leah Allington
1930–2011
Phyllis Allington
1932–2023
Ray Walter Allington
1934–2023
Arlene Allington
1936–2024
Arlene Allington
1936–2024
Arlene Allington
1937–
Frank Henry Allington
1938–2024
Frank Allington
1939–

Sources (34)

  • Walter H Allington, Jr, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Walter Henry Allington, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Walter Henry Allington, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1902 · The Utah Governor's Mansion

Built in 1902, the Utah Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Utah and their family. The mansion was built using the finest materials by the finest craftsmen available, resulting in a quality and style like that of Eastern mansions. From 1957 to 1977, the Utah Historical Society occupied the mansion as a library, museum, and office space. In 1977, the residence underwent extensive renovations and was again reopened in 1980. In December 1993, a fire destroyed much of the mansion but, after another restoration, the historic building was restored to its original design with upgrades in case of another disaster threatened the home. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

English (southern): habitational name from any of at least nine different places called Allington, two in Kent, three in Wiltshire, and one each in Dorset, Devon, Hampshire, and Lincolnshire. These have different origins: those in Devon, Wiltshire near Chippenham, and Kent near Maidstone are from the Old English personal name Ælla + -ingtūn meaning ‘Ælla's farm’; those in Dorset, Wiltshire near Devizes, and Lincolnshire are named with Old English ætheling ‘prince' + tūn, meaning ‘settlement of the prince’; those in Hampshire and Wiltshire near Amesbury are from the Old English personal name Ealda + tūn; and the one in Kent near Lenham is from the Old English personal name Æthelnōth + -ingtūn, meaning ‘Æthelnōth's farm’.

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

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Mission companions with mission Presidents

Middle row far right Walter Allington on his mission with president David O'Mckay as his mission president

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