Joseph Hyrum Astle

Brief Life History of Joseph Hyrum

When Joseph Hyrum Astle was born on 24 August 1881, in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, his father, John Astle, was 35 and his mother, Isabella Jane Bradshaw, was 35. He married Elizabeth Ellen Price on 13 June 1906, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1947 and lived in United States in 1949 and Amalga, Cache, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 24 January 1961, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Hyrum Astle
1881–1961
Elizabeth Ellen Price
1881–1979
Marriage: 13 June 1906
LaFarr Price Astle
1908–1993
Velma Price Astle
1912–1968
Theris Price Astle
1919–1981
Mavis Price Astle
1920–1997

Sources (59)

  • Joseph H Astle, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Joseph H Astle, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Joseph Hyrum Astle, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1884 · Logan Temple Dedication

On May 17, 1884, the Logan temple was dedicated by John Taylor. It was the only temple dedicated by him and was the second temple in Utah. The temple went under a major reconstruction project in 1976 to increase the capacity of the rooms inside and was rededicated in 1979 by Spencer W. Kimball.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Cheshire called Astle, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + hyll ‘hill’. There may also have been some confusion with Asthall and Astley . Or occasionally this may be a topographic name denoting residence on an ‘east hill’ (from Middle English ast + hill or hull), i.e. a hill to the east of a settlement.

English: perhaps also a habitational name from Astwell, Northamptonshire, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + wielle ‘spring’.

English: habitational name from Asthall, Oxfordshire, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + halh ‘nook’.

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

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Story Highlight

Life Story of Ezra Luther Price (1890-1959)

Written in January 1960 by his sister Elizabeth Price Astle [Transcribed in 2015 by B. Mangus] Note: A great courtesy had been extended to me by the family of my brother Ezra, in the invitation to wr …

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