Hyrum Wilkins Manwaring

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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Family Time Line

Hyrum Wilkins Manwaring
1877–1956
Bessie Bird
1880–1956
Marriage: 16 September 1902
Hyrum Laurence Manwaring
1905–2005
Lucile Manwaring
1910–2000
Eugene Bird Manwaring
1912–2002
Gladys Manwaring
1916–2013

Sources (57)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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