William Thomas Rex

Brief Life History of William Thomas

When William Thomas Rex was born on 5 July 1875, in Randolph, Rich, Utah, United States, his father, William Rex Jr., was 30 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Brough, was 16. He married Agnes Amelia Hellstrom on 1 February 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in North Randolph Election Precinct, Rich, Utah, United States in 1940 and Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 1 January 1962, in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Randolph City Cemetery, Randolph, Rich, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Thomas Rex
1875–1962
Agnes Amelia Hellstrom
1877–1960
Marriage: 1 February 1899
Lenna Elnora Rex
1903–1907
Charles William Rex
1904–1993
Glen Hobart Rex
1905–1979
Donna Agnes Rex
1909–1928
Benjamin Richard Rex
1911–1998
Frank H Rex
1914–1914
Robert Raymond Rex
1916–1985
Kathleen Rose Rex
1921–2012

Sources (61)

  • William T Rex, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • William T. Rex, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • William Thomas Rex, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1877

Australia and England play the first-ever cricket Test match in Melbourne.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern): variant of Ricks .

German: habitational name from a place so named near Fulda.

German: Latinized (humanistic) form of Koenig .

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

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William Thomas Rex History

William Thomas was born 5 July 1875 at Randolph, Utah in the Rex family home on East Canyon Street. This home had been built by his father and uncle, William and Alfred, for their mother, Mary Me …

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