Tryphena Mayer Brimhall

Brief Life History of Tryphena Mayer

When Tryphena Mayer Brimhall was born on 24 October 1870, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, her father, George Washington Brimhall, was 55 and her mother, Rachel Ann Mayer, was 41. She married George Peter Garff on 19 December 1895, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. She died on 30 May 1961, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Peter Garff
1870–1928
Tryphena Mayer Brimhall
1870–1961
Marriage: 19 December 1895
Rachel Minnie Garff
1897–1988
Grace Thelma Garff
1899–1968
Mary Brimhall Garff
1903–1927
George Lynn Garff
1905–1994
Mark Brimhall Garff
1907–1995
Major Peter Garff
1909–2000
Ina Tryphena Garff
1911–2001
Wayne Brimhall Garff
1913–2007
Joseph Elmo Garff
1914–2010

Sources (73)

  • Triphinia Brimhall in household of G. W. Brimhall, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Tryphena Brimhall, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Tryphena Mayer Brimhall Garff, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Bramhall .

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

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My Grandmother Tryphena Brimhall Weight was the 10th child of Emer Mayer Brimhall. Her name was to be Doris but changed at the christening to Tryphena. He named her this as a tribute to his sister Tr …

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