Brief Life History of Derrill Smith
When Derrill Smith Bills was born on 26 July 1916, in Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, David Bills, was 42 and his mother, Lorena Emeline Smith, was 44. He married Frances Jeanette Tennant on 19 March 1940, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950 and World in 1950. He died on 9 January 1985, in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Derril Smith Bills, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Derrill S Bills, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
- Derrill Smith Bills, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
Spouse and Children
1916–1985 Male
1917–2006 Female
Children (1)
1950–2019 Female
Parents and Siblings
1874–1943 Male
1871–1947 Female
Siblings (16)
1890–1895 Male
1892–1958 Female
1894–1971 Female
1896–1965 Male
1898–1972 Female
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World Events (8)
1917
Age 1
1918 · Chapman Branch Library
Age 2
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): variant of Bill 1 and 2, with, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dutch: from bijl ‘axe’, used to denote someone who made or used axes.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Derrill S. Bills: Becoming an Eternal Family
About 1982, Dad gave a talk in sacrament meeting. I, Clare Bills Ostler, have the type- written copy Dad prepared for the talk and am adding it to his Family Search memories. His words are precious t …
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