David Bennion

Brief Life History of David

When David Bennion was born on 1 February 1865, in Vernon, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, John Bennion, was 44 and his mother, Esther Ann Birch, was 31. He married Clara Christina Pehrson on 19 February 1891, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Washington, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 1 December 1937, in Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Afton Cemetery, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Bennion
1865–1937
Clara Christina Pehrson
1869–1949
Marriage: 19 February 1891
Merrill Bennion
1894–1966
Gladys Bennion
1896–1981
Jenness "June" Bennion
1899–1992
Edna Bennion
1902–1957
Carol Bennion
1904–1905
Stanley Bennion
1907–1996
Clara Ida Bennion
1910–2007

Sources (81)

  • David Bennion, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • David Bennion, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • David Bennion, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1869

Historical Boundaries - 1869: Uinta, Wyoming Territory, United States; 1890: Uinta, Wyoming, United States

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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