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Bennion, Ira, 1864-1929

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1864 - 1929

Biographical History

Ira Wainwright Bennion (1864-1929) lived in Utah.

Ira Wainwright Bennion was born in Taylorsville, Utah on January 5, 1864, to John Bennion and Esther Wainwright. He married Ellen Jeanette Gardner in Logan, Utah on July 21, 1886. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England in 1894. Ira died at the age of 65 on January 27, 1929, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Findagrave.com, via WWW, July 26, 2021 (Ira Wainwright Bennion was born in Taylorsville, Utah on January 5, 1864, to John Bennion and Esther Wainwright. He married Ellen Jeanette Gardner in Logan, Utah on July 21, 1886. He died at the age of 65 on January 27, 1929, in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Ira Bennion diary, 1894 (He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England in 1894)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ira Bennion diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318724]
Identifier: MSS SC 1943
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary. Bennion records his activities from the time he left Salt Lake City, Utah through his first year as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England.

Dates: 1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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