Brief Life History of Ione Benson
When Ione Benson Alder was born on 9 July 1896, in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States, her father, George Alfred Alder Jr, was 22 and her mother, Elise Benson, was 23. She married Quincy Burt Coray on 22 January 1927, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Utah, United States in 1935 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 6 October 1983, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Ione Alder in household of George Alfred Alder, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Ione Alder, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Ione Benson Alder Coray, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1898 · Paper Money Becomes Sole Currency
Paper money had been scarce in Preston until the year 1898. Script currency was used which contained the promise of goods or services rather than paper money. In 1898, script was discontinued and “a lithographed article, much resembling the greenback” was used instead. At first the transition was awkward as nearest bank was located in Logan, Utah. Paper currency became plentiful soon after.
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 The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.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
English: topographic name for someone living by an alder tree or by a group of alders, from Middle English al(d)re, alder.
German: variant of Alter .
German: status name for a senior, from Middle High German althērre ‘(respected) older gentleman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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