Mark Vernon Coombs

Brief Life History of Mark Vernon

When Mark Vernon Coombs was born on 5 February 1891, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, his father, Mark Anthony Coombs, was 22 and his mother, Henrietta McCune, was 23. He married LaVera L Wilcox on 20 September 1916, in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 5 years and Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 10 February 1979, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mark Vernon Coombs
1891–1979
LaVera L Wilcox
1895–1994
Marriage: 20 September 1916
D'Monte Wilcox Coombs
1917–2010
Melburn Mark Coombs
1919–1998
Vernetta Coombs
1920–2013
Gene Coombs
1923–1998
Noel Coombs
1930–1930

Sources (45)

  • M Vernon Coombs, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mark Vernon Coombs, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Mark Coombs, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · The Logan Temple Barn

The Logan Temple Barn was built on the edge of the Logan temple property to house the animals belonging to the builders of the temple. It was one of only two stone barns built in Cache Valley. These barns became obsolete during the rise of the automobile era. The building and the land it was on was sold in 1919 and became an automobile repair shop. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 1985, and is still standing today.

1914

New Zealand occupies Western Samoa during World War I and continues to administer it after the war by virtue of a League of Nations mandate (and a United Nations mandate after World War II).

Name Meaning

English (southern): variant of Coombe , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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