Brief Life History of William Ellis
When William Ellis Bennion Sr. was born on 16 November 1887, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Bennion, was 24 and his mother, Mary Wilson, was 20. He married Phebe Effie Palmer on 3 September 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons. He lived in United States in 1949. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 9 May 1971, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William E Bennion, "United States 1950 Census"
- William Ellis Bennion, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- W E Bennion, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
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.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Einion, ap Eynon ‘son of Einion’ (see Eynon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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