John Alvin Allred

Brief Life History of John Alvin

When John Alvin Allred was born on 6 December 1893, in Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States, his father, Joseph Parley Allred, was 28 and his mother, Rozina Brown, was 25. He married Vera Dennett on 1 January 1923, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Springdale, Washington, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 16 January 1988, in Oroville, Butte, California, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Oroville, Butte, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Alvin Allred
1893–1988
Vera Dennett
1899–1980
Marriage: 1 January 1923
Verdon Allred
1923–1982
John Arden Allred
1925–1991
Leta Allred
1928–1999

Sources (40)

  • J Alvin Allred, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John Alvin Allred, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • John Alvin Allred, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

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: variant of Aldred 1.

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

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A Short Sketch of the Family of John and Rebecca Dennett by Thora DeMille

A SHORT SKETCH OF THE FAMILY OF JOHN AND REBECCA DENNETT Written in 1959 by Thora DeMille John Fabyan (Fabian) Dennett was born in Salt Lake City, 10 October, 1853. His parents were Daniel Quimby and …

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