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Bennion, Cora Lindsay, 1874-1975

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874 - 1975

Biographical History

Cora Lindsay Bennion (1874-1975) had ten children and lived to be 100 years old.

Cora Lindsay Bennion was born in Taylorsville, Utah on December 9, 1874, to Joseph Shanks Lindsay and Emma Bennion. She married Milton Bennion on June 22, 1898 and had ten children. She was Utah Mother of the Year in 1952 and worked in the Latter-day Saint temple. Cora lived to the age of 100 and died on July 19, 1975, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Ancestors.beta.familyseaerch.org, via WWW, July 26, 2021(b. Dec 9, 1874, d. Jul 19, 1975. Married Milton Bennion on June 22, 1898. Had ten children. Died at the age of 100.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Cora Lindsay Bennion memorabilia

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307339]
Identifier: MSS SC 906
Scope and Contents

Newsclippings, letters of congradulation, and certificates relating to becoming Utah's Mother of the year and on having her one hundred birthday anniversary. The congratulatory missives are from Spencer W. Kimball; president of the Mormon Church, Calvin Rampton; governor of the state of Utah, and Gerald Ford; president of the United States.

Dates: 1943-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Cora Lindsay Bennion memorabilia

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