William James Beus

Brief Life History of William James

When William James Beus was born on 20 April 1905, in Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Michael Ezra Beus, was 31 and his mother, Olive Rebecca Baker, was 29. He married Leone Blood on 24 November 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Arcadia, Malheur, Oregon, United States in 1950 and Orem, Utah, Utah, United States in 1998. He died on 5 March 1989, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Orem Cemetery, Orem, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William James Beus
1905–1989
Leone Blood
1907–1989
Marriage: 24 November 1926
Spencer William Beus
1929–2018
Don Wesley Beus
1942–2014
Sandra Jean Burch
1949–2021

Sources (45)

  • William J Beus, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • William J Beus, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
  • William James Beus, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

World Events (8)

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.

1909 · Pioneer Park Opens

A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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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Heartbreaking Moments by Nani Child Beus, a daughter-in-law.

It wasn't always easy to understand Grandpa Bill's trend of thinking...or his motives. He loved to tease, and often I was the object of that teasing. Late one night, while living in Hyder, Ariz …

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