Brief Life History of Hyrum Richard
When Hyrum Richard Blackhurst was born on 2 October 1921, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Hyrum Mitchell Blackhurst, was 26 and his mother, Amy Leone Davis, was 20. He married Amanda Emma Renshaw Blackhurst on 7 January 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 5 years and World in 1950. He died on 3 January 2004, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Hyrum Richard B Blackhurst, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Hyrum Richard Blackhurst, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
- Hyrum Richard Blackhurst, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
Spouse and Children
1921–2004 Male
1919–2005 Female
Children (4)
1945–2022 Female
1948–2013 Male
1953–1976 Female
1959–2004 Female
Parents and Siblings
1895–1974 Male
1900–1968 Female
Siblings (5)
1921–2004 Male
1923–2010 Male
1924–1991 Male
1936–2014 Male
1942–2004 Male
World Events (8)
1922 · Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Age 1
1923 · President Harding visits Utah to get to know the people.
Age 2
1945 · George Albert Smith becomes the Prophet
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various minor places called Blackhurst (in Cheshire, Shropshire, Kent) or Blackhurst Farm (Cheshire), derived from Old English blæc ‘black, dark’ + hyrst ‘wooded hill’. Alternatively, it may be a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) black wooded hill’, with the same etymology.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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