Douglas A Barrus

Brief Life History of Douglas A

When Douglas A Barrus was born on 29 March 1921, in Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States, his father, Albert Almon Barrus, was 45 and his mother, Margaret Alice Millward, was 43. He married June Cecelia Brown on 9 October 1946, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Election District 11, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States in 1940 and Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States in 1984. He died on 1 September 2009, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Douglas A Barrus
1921–2009
June Cecelia Brown
1921–1986
Marriage: 9 October 1946
Ren Barrus
1953–1953

Sources (41)

  • Douglas A Barrus, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Douglas A Barrus - Published information: birth-name: Douglas A. BARRUS
  • Douglas A. Barrus, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935"

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World Events (8)

1922 · Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States National Monument protecting the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and a cave system on Mount Timpanogos. There are three caves in the cave system, one of which is specifically called Timpanogos Cave but the caves are only viewable on guided tours when the monument is open.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1944 · The G.I Bill

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Barrows .

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

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Story Highlight

Barrus Albert and Margaret Alice Millward

When Albert was twenty years of age he fell in love with pretty little Alice Millward. Alice wrote: I had many boy friends but I decided that Albert Barrus was plenty good for a husband. On the 4 of M …

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