John Thomas Fyans

Brief Life History of John Thomas

When John Thomas Fyans was born on 17 May 1918, in Moreland, Bingham, Idaho, United States, his father, Joseph Fyans, was 50 and his mother, Mary Ann Farnsworth, was 36. He married Helen Cook on 28 May 1943, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He immigrated to São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil in 1967 and lived in American Falls, Power, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 18 May 2008, in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Thomas Fyans
1918–2008
Helen Cook
1920–2010
Marriage: 28 May 1943

Sources (47)

  • J Thomas Fyans, "United States 1950 Census"
  • J Thomas Fyans, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • John Thomas Fyans, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

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.

1942 · The Japanese American internment

Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Ryan with English excrescent -s.

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

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