Harold Bennion

Brief Life History of Harold

When Harold Bennion was born on 20 February 1904, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Hyrum Bennion Jr, was 24 and his mother, Nellie Josephine North, was 25. He married Ellen Vera Sutherland on 23 November 1927, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 25 August 1960, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harold Bennion
1904–1960
Ellen Vera Sutherland
1903–1983
Marriage: 23 November 1927
Faye Bennion
1931–2001
Lois Bennion
1934–2023

Sources (28)

  • Harold Bennion, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Bennion, "Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941"
  • Harold Bennion, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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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.

1908 · The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot

Being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot dates to the more prosperous era in the history of American railroad travel. Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroads and the Oregon Short Line. The platforms behind the station ran north-to-south, parallel to the first main line built in the Salt Lake Valley. When Amtrak was formed in 1971, it took over the passenger services at the station, but all trains were moved to the Rio Grande station after it joined Amtrak. In January 2006, The Depot was opened as a shopping center that housed shops, restaurants and music venues.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Einion, ap Eynon ‘son of Einion’ (see Eynon ).

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

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HAROLD BENNION, oldest son, was born February 20, 1904. He graduated from Granite High School in 1922. After attending the University of Utah one year, he filled a mission to the Central States. He w …

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