Brief Life History of Bernis Eugene
When Bernis Eugene Brazier Sr was born on 15 June 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Ernest Eugene Brazier, was 23 and his mother, Olive Mabel Wasden, was 22. He married Ramona Margaret Thorson on 28 November 1934, in San Francisco, California, United States. He lived in Denver, Colorado, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 4 May 1970, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Bernis E Braizer, "United States 1950 Census"
- Bernis Eugene Brazier, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Bernis Eugena Brazier, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1909 · Rainbow Bridge is Discovered
Until 1909, this natural wonder was not known to the outside world. Two separate exploration parties – one headed by University of Utah Dean Byron Cummings, and another by government surveyor, W.B. Douglass – began searching for the legendary span. Eventually, they combined efforts. Paiute guides Nasja Begay and Jim Mike led an exploration party in the south east corner of Utah, along with trader and explorer John Wetherill. Coming down what is now Bridge Canyon, the party saw Rainbow Bridge for the first time. The next year, President Taft proclaimed the newly found structure a National Monument. Theodore Roosevelt and Zane Grey were among the first visitors to see the Monument. The trail they took is no longer passable for horses but is now a trailhead for hikers that want to visit the bridge. Rainbow Bridge receives thousands of visitors each year but, the National Park Service asks visitors to be respectful of its significance to the people who have long held Rainbow Bridge sacred.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English brasier, an agent derivative of Old English brasian ‘to braze, make of brass’, for a worker in copper, bronze, or brass.
French: variant of Brasier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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