Herman Cottrell Blamires

Brief Life History of Herman Cottrell

When Herman Cottrell Blamires was born on 24 April 1914, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, George Lambert Blamires, was 26 and his mother, Nettie Alberta Cottrell, was 25. He married Elaine Barton on 22 October 1941, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in World for about 36 years. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 27 August 2011, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herman Cottrell Blamires
1914–2011
Donna Grace Greaves
1928–2022
Marriage: 5 May 1972

Sources (42)

  • Herman C Blamires, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Herman, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Herman Cottrell Blamires, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1917 · The Utah Packing Company becomes largest in the west

"Organized by a group of men in 1901, the Ogden Packing Company expanded consistently until it encompassed 6 acres for its main facility. It became the largest meat packing plant west of the Missouri River and had a daily capacity of over 3,000 animals. Their slogan in Utah was ""Raise a Pig"" so that local farmers and their sons would help in the business. After World War I most plants were forced to cut back on production because demand was dropping. It did bounce back and is still an important component in Utah's economy."

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Blamire with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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