Henry Gardner Beers

Brief Life History of Henry Gardner

When Henry Gardner Beers was born on 12 April 1911, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Dennis Beers, was 33 and his mother, Jeannette Williamson Izatt, was 33. He married Dorotha Virginia Moree on 27 June 1937, in Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1941. In 1950, at the age of 39, his occupation is listed as owner of candy's ice cream manufacturing in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. He died on 23 December 1979, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Gardner Beers
1911–1979
Dorotha Virginia Moree
1914–1994
Marriage: 27 June 1937
Rebecca Ann Beers
1949–2005

Sources (27)

  • Henry Gardner Beers, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Unknown, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Henry G Beers, "Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945"

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World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1912 · The Bonneville Speed Way

The Bonneville Speedway is located northeast of Wendover, Utah and is part of the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track. The Bonneville Speedway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for being the venue for numerous land speed records.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

English and Irish (mainly northern Ireland): variant of Beer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dutch: variant of Beerens (see Berens ) or Van Beers without the preposition van ‘from’.

German: variant of Baer .

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

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Gardner is Sealed to His Parents

Gardner was ten years old when his parents took their five children to the Salt Lake Temple to be sealed together as a family. He remembered the day: I thought I would hav …

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