Brief Life History of James Robert
When James Robert Price was born on 3 April 1885, in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States, his father, George Price, was 24 and his mother, Mary Hannah Daybell, was 19. He married Mabel Alexander on 28 June 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1910 and Supervisorial District 2, Maricopa, Arizona, United States for about 5 years. He died on 4 December 1964, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- James Robert Price, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- James R Price, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- James Robert Price, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.
Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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