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Brimhall, Willis Hone, 1925-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925-

Biographical History

Willis Hone Brimhall (born 1925) was a geology professor in Utah.

Willis Hone Brimball was born on May 17, 1925 in St. David, Arizona to Rulon Wells Brimhall and Ida Hone. He married the former Lynette McRae, and they had nine children together. He taught geology at Brigham Young University from 1955 to 1990.

Citation:
Memoir, ca. 2002: p 1 (Willis Hone Brimhall; b. 1925)

Ancestry.com, Oct. 6, 2014 (Willis Hone Brimhall; Willis H. Brimhall; Willis Brimhall; b. May 17, 1925 in St. David, Ariz.; parents Rulon Wells Brimhall, Ida Hone)

A memoir of service, 2008: p. 1 (m. Lynette McRae, nine children; taught geology at Brigham Young University, 1955-1990)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George H. Hansen slides, 1915-1971

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains slides of George and Afton's family and their travels, and family reunions; Afton's BYU tour to Europe; trips (George and Afton, Mildred) to Hawaii, China, Indonesia, Africa, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia, Denmark, Norway, England, Fiji, Egypt, Greece, India, the Holy Land, and Turkey.

Dates: 1915-1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1628, George H. Hansen photograph collection

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