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Barrus, Mary Elizabeth Clark, 1873-1961

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1873 - 1961

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus (1873-1961) was the grandmother to Orrin James Olsen.

Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus was born in Farmington, Utah, in 1873. She attended the first LDS Primary and later went to LDS College, where she met her future husband, Orrin Orlando Barrus. Mary taught school throughout Utah. From 1908 to 1910, she and her husband served a mission to the Catawba Indian Nation in South Carolina. After that, they and their family moved several times between Logan, Utah, and Star Valley, Wyoming, until finally settling down in Logan. She worked extensively in the Logan temple and in other callings within the church. She died in 1961.

Citation:
UPB files, May 9, 2019 (Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus; born 1873 in Farmington, UT; attended first LDS Primary; went to "LDS College" and met Orrin Orlando Olsen there; taught school in Utah; Catawba Indian Nation mission from 1908 to 1910; several moves between UT and WY; settling in Utah; worked in the Logan Temple; d. 1961)

FamilySearch, April 9, 2020 (Mary Elizabeth Clark; born 13 March 1873 in Farmington, Utah; married Orrin Orlando Clark on 10 January 1895 in Davis, Utah; died 4 November 1961 in Logan, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Merle Barrus Olsen letter, 1961

 File — Box 2: Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239252478], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 3070
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Merle Barrus Olsen to her children regarding the death and funeral of her mother, Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus. Created 1961.

Dates: 1961
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3070, Orrin James Olsen collection on Orrin Orlando Barrus and Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus family

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