Brief Life History of John Marion
When John Marion Belnap was born on 1 September 1883, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Francis Marion Belnap, was 26 and his mother, Lillis Subina Robinson, was 22. He married Zina Hattie Taylor on 21 August 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 27 September 1976, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Hooper City Cemetery, Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- John M Belnap, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- John M. Belnap, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John Marion Belnap, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1889
Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Belknap .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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