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Bartholomew, Calvin Henry, 1917-1991

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1917 - 1991

Biographical History

Calvin Henry Bartholomew (1917-1991) was a U.S. Army veteran, husband, and father.

Calvin Henry Bartholomew was born on January 8, 1917 in Fayette, Utah to parents Ray Clavin and Martha Louise Wintch Bartholomew. He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany and Austria from the years 1937-1939. He served as a member of the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 in North Africa, Maryland, and Europe. He spent a good deal of his service interrogating German prisoners of war.

He married June Barton on December 20, 1941 in Manti, Utah. Together they had eight children.

Bartholomew passed away on February 13, 1991 in Friedricksdorf, Germany while he and his wife were serving a family history mission at the Germany genealogy service center. He is buried in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
DeseretNews, via WWW, February 5, 2015 (Calvin Henry Bartholomew was born on January 8, 1917 in Fayette, Utah to parents Ray Clavin and Martha Louise Wintch Bartholomew; married June Barton on December 20, 1941 in Manti, Utah; had eight children; passed away on February 13, 1991 in Friedricksdorf, Germany while he and his wife were serving a family history mission at the Germany genealogy service center; buried in Provo, Utah).

UPBfiles, February 5, 2015 (He served an LDS Mission in Germany and Austria from the years 1937-1939).

AmericanFolklifeCenter, via WWW, February 5, 2015 (He served as a member of the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 in North Africa, Maryland, and Europe).

Don E. Norton interviews with veterans, approximately 1990-2017 (interrogated German POWs)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Calvin Henry Bartholomew scrapbook

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232571734]
Identifier: MSS 8433
Content Description

Contains a scrapbook from Bartholomew's mission. It features pictures of all the elders in the West German Mission that served with Clavin. Also contains a few notes explaining contents within the scrapbook. Materials are dated 1937-1939.

Dates: 1937-1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Calvin Henry Bartholomew scrapbook

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