Merril Ralph Banks

Brief Life History of Merril Ralph

When Merril Ralph Banks was born on 30 July 1909, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Junius Crossland Banks, was 26 and his mother, Edna Myrtle Hackett, was 26. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1929 and lived in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 5 March 1931, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Junius Crossland Banks
1882–1963
Edna Myrtle Hackett
1882–1955
Merril Ralph Banks
1909–1931
Helen Banks
1911–1913
Wallace Banks
1914–1976
Earl Banks
1916–1989
Margaret Banks
1921–1981

Sources (15)

  • Merrel Banks in household of Junius Crossland Banks, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Merril Ralph Banks, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Ralph Merrill Banks, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1910 · The Lehi Tabernacle Is Completed

The beautiful Lehi Tabernacle was completed and dedicated by Joseph F. Smith on May 15, 1910. The white brick building was able to seat 1,200 people. A 9-ton, 19 foot high, pipe organ was the crowning feature of the building. The massive organ cost $3,700 and had a total of 792 pipes. The tabernacle was a jewel in the community.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bank 5, with excrescent -s. The final -s may occasionally represent a plural form, but it is most commonly an arbitrary addition made after the main period of surname formation, perhaps under the influence of patronymic forms with a possessive -s.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bruacháin ‘descendant of Bruachán’, a byname for a large-bellied person. The English form was chosen because of a mistaken association of the Gaelic name with bruach ‘bank’. Compare Bank 6.

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

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A Tribute to Merril

Taken from BIOGRAPHY OF EDNA MYRTLE HACKETT BANKS BY her sister, May H. Marsh "Merril was a perfect type of splendid manhood and those of us who knew him can understand in part, the loss his loved on …

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