Jay Richard Beus

Brief Life History of Jay Richard

When Jay Richard Beus was born on 16 July 1916, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, James Richard Beus, was 47 and his mother, Susan Parker, was 41. He married Marjorie Bailey on 7 February 1940, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 20 July 2002, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Hooper City Cemetery, Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jay Richard Beus
1916–2002
Marjorie Bailey
1921–2014
Marriage: 7 February 1940
Annette Beus
1941–2025
Jay Robert Beus Jr
1947–2024

Sources (36)

  • Jay R Beus, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Jay Richard Beus, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Jay Richard Beus, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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World Events (8)

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1917 · The Utah Packing Company becomes largest in the west

"Organized by a group of men in 1901, the Ogden Packing Company expanded consistently until it encompassed 6 acres for its main facility. It became the largest meat packing plant west of the Missouri River and had a daily capacity of over 3,000 animals. Their slogan in Utah was ""Raise a Pig"" so that local farmers and their sons would help in the business. After World War I most plants were forced to cut back on production because demand was dropping. It did bounce back and is still an important component in Utah's economy."

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

German and Dutch (mainly De Beus): variant of Beuse, a cognate of German Böse (see Boese ).

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

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When Grandpa Spoke I Listened

By Ryan Jay Wright - Grandson I think the title of this short memory is true about most of grandpa's children and grandchildren. As I grew from a boy to a man, I went through different phases of my …

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