Brief Life History of Hyrum Wilkins
When Hyrum Wilkins Manwaring was born on 23 June 1877, in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Herbert Manwaring, was 28 and his mother, Clarissa Wilkins, was 19. He married Bessie Bird on 16 September 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1930 and Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States for about 7 years. He died on 8 September 1956, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
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- Hyrum Manwearing, "United States Census, 1900"
- Hyrum Manwaring, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Hyrum Wilkins Manwaring, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1879
Historical Boundaries 1879: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Madison, Idaho, United States
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Mainwaring .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Memoirs of President Hyrum Manwaring: Part II 1954-2014
President Hyrum Manwaring writes his dreams and hopes of fulfillment, of Ricks College and Rexburg, over a period of sixty years 1954-2014. In 1954 the Ricks College Campus consisted …
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