Orrin Eleazer Barrus

Brief Life History of Orrin Eleazer

When Orrin Eleazer Barrus was born on 14 September 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Emery Stebbins Barrus, was 36 and his mother, Huldah Abigail Nickerson, was 29. He married Emma Catherine Wilson on 11 December 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1899. He died on 1 August 1906, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orrin Eleazer Barrus
1845–1906
Emma Catherine Wilson
1856–1900
Marriage: 11 December 1871
Emma Catherine Barrus
1872–1947
Orrin Eleazar Barrus Jr
1874–1882
Fannie Abigail Barrus
1875–1957
Lula May Barrus
1877–1897
Ezra Milton Barrus
1879–1961
Laura Doshane Barrus
1881–1944
John Elmer Barrus
1884–1915
Benjamin Ben Franklin Barrus
1885–1915
Marcus Wellington Barrus
1888–1888
Emery Paul Barrus
1890–1967
Stanley Filbert Barrus
from 1899 to 1900

Sources (49)

  • Orren Barrows in household of Emary Barrows, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Orin Elizer Barrus, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Orrin E Barrus, "Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated

On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Barrows .

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

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Story Highlight

FREEMAN NICKERSON (1779-1847) (Taken from "NICKERSON FAMILY HISTORY", published 1976)

Sources: Esther Barrus Warner Caroline Hubbard Papers 1860 Lydia Knight in Journal History of the Church 1833 ENSIGN, Magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Nov 1973 This …

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