Brief Life History of Hyrum Smith
When Hyrum Smith Behunin was born on 22 April 1845, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Isaac Behunin, was 41 and his mother, Elmina Polly Tyler, was 33. He lived in Mount Carmel, Kane, Utah, United States in 1880 and Emery, Emery, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 7 July 1901, in Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Ferron City Cemetery, Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Hyrum Behunin, "United States Census, 1900"
- Hyrum S Behunin, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
- Hyrum Smith Behunin, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Probably Irish: variant of Bohannon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF HYRUM SMITH BEHUNIN
Hyrum Smith Behunin was born 22 April 1845 in CouncilBluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa to Isaac and Almina Polly Tyler Behunin. His father, Isaac, was baptized into the Church of Je …
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