Brief Life History of Luther Norland
When Luther Norland Bagwell was born on 20 February 1890, in Los Cerritos, Conejos, Colorado, United States, his father, William Henry Bagwell, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Zilley Lawrence, was 32. He married Mary Catherine Brothers on 25 December 1911, in Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in World in 1935 and Election Precinct 10 Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died in 1987, in Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in New Manassa Cemetery, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (43)
- Luther N Bagwell, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Luther Bagwell, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Luther Norland Bagwell, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1890–1987 Male
1891–1979 Female
Children (6)
1912–1998 Female
1914–2001 Female
1916–1991 Male
1919–2019 Male
1922–2009 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1854–1928 Male
1857–1930 Female
Siblings (3)
1880–1945 Female
1887–1966 Male
1890–1987 Male
World Events (8)
1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
Age 4
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 6
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 26
Name Meaning
English (Devon, Dorset, and Somerset): variant of Backwell, a habitational name from Backwell in Somerset, named with Old English bæc ‘ridge’ + wella ‘spring, stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Heading South to Taos by Fred J. Girard published in True West February 1982
When we lived in Manassa, Colorado, a Mormon community, Dad had the idea that we might get some education since we had moved from a fanatically religious Catholic community (Capulin) to one with a com …
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