Brief Life History of John Melrose
When John Melrose Barnson was born on 12 November 1891, in Junction, Piute, Utah, United States, his father, John Barnson, was 25 and his mother, Hannah Elmira Whitlock, was 19. He married Amy Brinkerhoff on 26 June 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Piute, Utah, United States in 1918. He died on 18 April 1941, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Junction Cemetery, Junction, Piute, Utah, United States.
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- John M Barnson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Mr. John M Barnson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John Melrose Barnson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Bernsson: patronymic from the personal name Bernt . Both forms of the surname are rare in Sweden. In North America, this surname is therefore probably also an altered form of the most common Swedish cognate Berntsson (see Berntson ).
Americanized form of German, Dutch, Danish, or Norwegian Bernsen or Berntsen , cognates of 1. Compare Berntson .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Berenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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News article of his death
Melrose Barnson Dies from Injuries Received in Truck, Train Crash by Ella K. Ipson An accident, which claimed the life of a Junction man and seriously injured his son, occurred on Wednesday, Apri …
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