Brief Life History of Orson Hatch
When Orson Hatch Barnhurst was born on 1 October 1898, in Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States, his father, Samuel James Barnhurst, was 37 and his mother, Laura Ann Hatch, was 29. He married Maggie Sanders on 5 May 1922, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. In 1950, at the age of 51, his occupation is listed as farmer in Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States. He died on 4 September 1974, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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- Orson H Barnhurst, "United States 1950 Census"
- Orson Barnhurst, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Orson H Barnhurst, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center
The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.
1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Barnhurst in Tettenhall (Staffordshire). Recorded as Barndehurst in 1317, the place is named with Middle English barnde, barnt ‘burnt’ + hurst ‘wooded hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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