Thomas Binks

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Binks was born on 23 April 1859, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Ashton Binks, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Lyons, was 19. He married Anna Drayson Bramall on 19 February 1880, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Springville Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900 and Utah, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 20 July 1941, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Binks
1859–1941
Anna Drayson Bramall
1856–1943
Marriage: 19 February 1880
Thomas William Binks
1880–1935
John Binks
1882–1959
Charles Binks
1885–1962
Anna May Binks
1886–1968
Frank Binks
1889–1949
Sarah Emma Binks
1892–1971
Hazel Binks
1893–1929
Eva Binks
1898–1902
Fern Binks
1902–1902

Sources (30)

  • Thomas Binks, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Thomas Binks, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Thos Binks in entry for Sarah Emma Binks, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scottish Alastair.

English: variant of Bink ; this is much the commoner form of the surname in the British Isles.

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

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A Faith Promoting Incident -- Caroline Waters

A Faith Promoting Incident -- Caroline Waters In January of 1900, a terrible disease hit our town of Springville, and my sister Lottie and I came down with Scarlet Fever. My sister Ellen was just o …

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