Alvin Bond Bonham

Male17 January 1909–23 February 2002

Brief Life History of Alvin Bond

When Alvin Bond Bonham was born on 17 January 1909, in Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Albert Wagner Bonham, was 34 and his mother, Martha Bond, was 41. He married Dorma Luella Child on 24 April 1929, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States in 1926 and lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950 and Hawaii, United States in 2002. He died on 23 February 2002, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alvin Bond Bonham
1909–2002
Dorma Luella Child
1909–1994
Marriage: 24 April 1929
Neil Everett Bonham
1929–2007
Ralph Deneen Bonham
1932–2020

Sources (43)

  • Alvin Bond Bonham, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • A. Bond. Bonham in household of Albert W. Bonham, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • A Bond Bonham, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 April 1929Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1910 · The Hermitage Resort

    Age 1

    The Hermitage Resort was a mountain hotel that invited many to vacation there during the summers and winters. It was constructed by Billie Wilson, a Scottish immigrant, because he had a grand vision of building a grand hotel.

    1910 · The BSA is Made

    Age 1

    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    1934 · The Construction of a Reservoir

    Age 25

    In 1933 the funds were obtained to start building a reservoir at the Pineview site. President Roosevelt then authorized the Ogden River Project on November 16, 1935 and was supervised and fully funded under the National Industrial Recovery Act.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin):

    nickname from Old French bon homme ‘good man’ (from Latin bonus homo), or from a Middle English personal name of the same etymology.

    possibly also a habitational name from Bonham in Stourton (Wiltshire), which is likely manorial in origin, taking its name from that of an early owner with the same name as in 1 above.

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

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