Brief Life History of Thelma Oneta
When Thelma Oneta Bonham was born on 3 July 1906, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, Flavius Esaias Bonham, was 27 and her mother, Mary Patterson, was 19. She married Dr. Gerrit de Jong Jr. on 28 September 1951, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Pella, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1930. She died on 4 July 1995, at the age of 89, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Thelma O Bonham in household of Flavius Bonham, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Thelma De Jong, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thelma O Bonham, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1908 · Utah's First National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
1908 · The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot
Being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot dates to the more prosperous era in the history of American railroad travel. Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroads and the Oregon Short Line. The platforms behind the station ran north-to-south, parallel to the first main line built in the Salt Lake Valley. When Amtrak was formed in 1971, it took over the passenger services at the station, but all trains were moved to the Rio Grande station after it joined Amtrak. In January 2006, The Depot was opened as a shopping center that housed shops, restaurants and music venues.
1931 · The Hogle Zoo
Being supported through Salt Lake City taxes, the Hogle Zoo has been at its present location at the mouth of Emigration Canyon since 1931 on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hogle. In 1936, the zoo purchased Princess Alice, an elephant, from a traveling circus. She gave birth to the first elephant born in Utah. His name was Prince Utah and he died at eleven months old. Current exhibits include various birds, mammals, and reptiles from around the world.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin):
nickname from Old French bon homme ‘good man’ (from Latin bonus homo), or from a Middle English personal name of the same etymology.
possibly also a habitational name from Bonham in Stourton (Wiltshire), which is likely manorial in origin, taking its name from that of an early owner with the same name as in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Edna Bonham's Early Years in her own words
Edna Jibson’s Personal History Written October 6, 1979 To all my ancestors, and to those valiant men and women who migrated from England, Scotland and other parts of the old world to the Americas, e …
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