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Allred, J. Urban (James Urban), 1874-1956

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874 - 1956

Biographical History

J. Urban Allred (1874-1956) was a teacher, farmer, stockman and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lived in Utah and Alberta. He served four missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Citation:
Allred Family Histories website, via WWW, Nov. 2, 2015 (J. Urban Allred; James Urban Allred; b. May 21, 1874 in Lehi, Utah; d. June 25, 1956 in Logan, Utah; m. Amelia May Hammond on June 5, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah, five children; m. Edna Bingham on June 26, 1912 in Salt Lake City, Utah, eight children; raised in Lehi; attended Brigham Young University, graduated in 1898; served mission to Southern States, 1898-1900; taught school in Vernal and Lehi, Utah; moved to Southern Alberta, Canada in June 1903, farmed and raised stock for thirty-four years; 1903, called to establish the first Seminary in Alberta; head of the religious instructions in the Taylor Stake for 18 years; served three other missions, to Minneapolis, Minn. North Central States Mission (1925), two to Southern States; 1937, moved to Logan, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

J. Urban Allred diaries

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328988]
Identifier: MSS SC 2909
Scope and Contents Volume begins with autobiographical sketch concerning Allred's early life in Lehi, Utah. Diaries document his attendance at Brigham Young Academy, September 1892-May 1898; service as a Mormon missionary in Tennessee in the Southern States Mission, June 1898-July 1900; activities as a school teacher in Vernal, Utah, August 1900-May 1901; family life with Amelia May Hammond in Lehi, 1901-1910; and family life with Edna Bingham in Raymond, Alberta, and elsewhere, beginning in 1912. Diaries also...
Dates: 1892-1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. Urban Allred diaries

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