Orson Harris Asay

Brief Life History of Orson Harris

When Orson Harris Asay was born on 25 November 1915, in Lovell, Fremont, Wyoming, United States, his father, Orson Vern Asay, was 21 and his mother, Ella Fay Harris, was 19. He married Mildred Sylvia Stahle on 3 June 1942, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1950 and World for about 10 years. He died on 31 October 1991, in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States.

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Orson Harris Asay
1915–1991
Mildred Sylvia Stahle
1916–2019
Marriage: 3 June 1942
Bruce Stahle Asay
1949–2026

Sources (23)

  • Orsen Harris, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Orson Harris Asay - birth: 25 November 1915; Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States
  • Orson Harris Asay, "Wyoming, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1920

Women got to vote first time in the state of Wyoming.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

English: probably a variant of Acey .

History: A certain Joseph Asay is recorded in Salem County, NJ, in 1755.

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

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Bishop Robert L. Simpson and the Blizzard- Jan 1971

After stake conference in Lovell on January 9-10, 1971, Harris, who was serving in the stake presidency of the Big Horn Stake was taking the visiting general authority Bishop Robert L. Simpson, First …

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