Harry Vernal Brooks

Brief Life History of Harry Vernal

When Harry Vernal Brooks was born on 8 July 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Harry Bowthorpe Brooks, was 29 and his mother, Ada Augusta Yard, was 23. He married Louise Fargergren on 14 June 1933, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 20 February 1996, at the age of 85, and was buried in Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harry Vernal Brooks
1910–1996
Louise Fargergren
1910–1996
Marriage: 14 June 1933
Harry Vernal Brooks Jr.
1938–1939
George William Brooks
1943–2020

Sources (46)

  • Harry Vernal Brooks, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Harry Vernal Brooks, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Harry Vernal Brooks, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1911 · The Salt Lake International Airport

The Salt Lake International Airport starts its history as a small airfield. It slowly grew until Charles Lindbergh visited that area. After his visit, the airfield changed into a Municipal Airport and started being a hub for most flights from New York to California. After World War II, the airport turned into an international hub for most flights in the Mountain West. In recent history, It sees around 30 million travelers each year and continues to grow in popularity by the local residents.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1933 · Sons of Utah Pioneers

Like the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers is an organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and studying the history of the Latter-day Saints Pioneers of Utah and the West. The organization is open to All good men of every age and circumstance who have an interest in the early Utah Pioneers. It is not necessary to have pioneer ancestry to join.

Name Meaning

English: usually a variant of Brook , with excrescent -s. The optional addition of -s, with no grammatical function, is usually post-medieval, but some examples of the same person's name occurring with and without -(e)s have been noted as early as the 14th century in South Lancashire. The -es in such cases probably has neither a plural nor a genitival function, and the name means ‘dweller at the brook’, not ‘dweller at the brooks’. A plural sense cannot be ruled out elsewhere, but a non-grammatical -(e)s must also be considered a strong possibility.

Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.

Americanized form of German Brucks .

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

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