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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 albums, 1914-1963

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains scenes from Hansen's mission in England, travels and studies in Mexico, Texas, and California, geology trips, visit to Indonesia to establish a geology department at Gadjah Mada University, and his college years and service in the Utah State ROTC; Afton Allred Hansen's mission to the Eastern States in the 1920s; Bessie Hansen and her family and friends in Richfield, Utah, her nursing work, on camping trips and other vacations; Mildred Allred with her friends and family, on trips to...
Dates: 1914-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1628, George H. Hansen photograph collection

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