Israel Bennion

Brief Life History of Israel

When Israel Bennion was born on 2 June 1860, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, John Bennion, was 39 and his mother, Esther Ann Birch, was 26. He married Jeanette Sharp on 16 October 1884, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington, Utah, United States in 1870 and Vernon, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 2 August 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Vernon, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Israel Bennion
1860–1944
Jeanette Sharp
1859–1938
Marriage: 16 October 1884
Jeannette Bennion
1885–1968
Mervyn Sharp Bennion
1887–1941
Howard Sharp Bennion
1889–1971
Glynn Sharp Bennion
1892–1972
Kenneth Sharp Bennion
1894–1966
Rolff Sharp Bennion
1896–1896
Lowell Sharp Bennion
1898–1940
Ephraim Bennion
1901–1901
Muriel Bennion
1902–1992

Sources (88)

  • Unknown, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966
  • Israel Bennion, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

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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Bennion Livestock and Families Move to "West Desert", by Beatrice Cannon Evans

Bennion livestock and families move to the “west desert” [This is a compilation of two hand-written documents found among the papers of Beatrice Cannon Evans by her son, Wayne C. Evans. She is writin …

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