Rulon Wood Lowry

Brief Life History of Rulon Wood

When Rulon Wood Lowry was born on 27 September 1905, in Fielding, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Marcellus Anderson Lowry, was 28 and his mother, Rose Belle Wood, was 25. He married Grace Tanner on 30 November 1926. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Babb, Glacier, Montana, United States in 1937 and lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1950 and Orem, Utah, Utah, United States for about 8 years. He died on 25 October 1985, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rulon Wood Lowry
1905–1985
Grace Tanner
1900–1987
Marriage: 30 November 1926
Lynn Tanner Lowry
1927–2019
Oliver Rulon Lowry
1929–1930
Rhea Rose Lowry
1931–2020
Dwayne Carlos Lowry
1934–2011
Lowell Ray Lowry
1937–1980

Sources (41)

  • Rulon N Lawry, "United States 1950 Census"
  • American Samoa. Birth Records
  • Rulon Lowry, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1909 · Pioneer Park Opens

A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Irish: from Ó Labhradha, see Lavery , and compare McClory .

Scottish and English: variant of Laury or Lawrie .

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

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In 1924 while my Grandma Grace Tanner was being courted by my Grandpa Rulon Lowry, they lived about 20 miles apart. That made it difficult for them to see each other as often as they liked, but they …

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