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Willey, Byrnina Ann Dustin, 1872-1951

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1872 - 1951

Biographical History

Byrnina Ann Dustin Willey (1872-1951) was a homemaker who lived in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Byrnina Ann Dustin was born July 17, 1872 in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah to Seth Dustin (1825-1903) and Ann Reed Everington (1826-1910). Her parents immigrated to Utah in 1862 after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1851, and Willey grew up as a member. Willey's step-brother was B. H. Roberts through her mother's first husband.

Willey married Jeremiah Willey (1870-1944) of Bountiful, Utah on June 17, 1891 in Logan, Cache County, Utah. Jeremiah and Byrnina had ten children; all were born in Bountiful, and three died in infancy. The children were Byrnina Ann (1892-1971), Jeremiah (1894-1894), Edison (1895-1977), David Ferris (1898-1979), Orba May (1901-1901), Charles Lamar (1902-1903), Reed Everington (1904-1968), Mary DeLena (1907-2003), Florence (1911-1987), and Douglas Dustin (1911-1987).

Willey died in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 23, 1951.

Citation:
Biography provided by the donor, Kayla Willey, November 2013 (Byrnina Ann Dustin Willey (1872-1951) was a homemaker and mother; married Jeremiah Willey (1870-1944) on June 17, 1891 in Logan, Utah. Jeremiah and Byrnina had ten children; died in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 23, 1951).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Byrnina Ann Dustin Willey collection of photographs of Edison Willey World War I scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8280
Scope and Contents

Collection contains photographs of a scrapbook about Edison Willey's experiences in World War I (the Great War), as collected by his mother, Byrnina Ann Dustin Willey. Includes the unit photograph before they left Ft. Lewis, Washington, heading to France. Dated approximately 1918-1920.

The collection also contains a CD of the photographs of the scrapbook.

Dates: approximately 1918-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Byrnina Ann Dustin Willey collection of photographs of Edison Willey World War I scrapbook

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