Brief Life History of Walter Francis
When Walter Francis Bingham was born on 20 April 1898, in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Francis Levi Bingham, was 23 and his mother, Ane Sofie Hansen, was 23. He married Lila Luella Mecham on 17 September 1924, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Huntsville Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 6 March 1984, in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Waller F Bingham, "United States 1950 Census"
- Walter Francis Bingham, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Walter F Bingham, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.
1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
Name Meaning
English (Dorset) and Irish (County Mayo): habitational name from Bingham (Nottinghamshire). The placename is probably from an Old English folk-name Bynningas (‘the people associated with a man named Bynna’), or possibly from an unattested Old English word bing ‘a kettle-shaped hollow’, + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Irish (Ulster, of Scottish origin): altered form of Bigham .
American shortened and altered form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames such as Bingenheimer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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