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Parkinson, James Allen

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1894 - 1969

Biography

James Allen Parkinson was born May 10, 1894, in Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah. He was a teacher of civics at Grantsville High School. He died December 1, 1969.

James Allen Parkinson was born May 10, 1894, in Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah. He was a teacher of civics at Grantsville High School. He was a private in the 313th Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Parkinson was ordained a High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on January 16, 1944. He died in Grantsville on December 1, 1969.

Citation:
Findagrave.com, via WWW, June 3, 2020 (James Allen Parkinson, born May 10, 1984 in Grantsville, died December 1, 1969 in Grantsville)

UPB files, June 3, 2020 (Was a teacher of civics at Granstville High School)

James Allen Parkinson biographies, 1933-1962 (Ordination date as High Priest, World War I rank and service )

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

James Allen Parkinson scrapbook

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230347111]
Identifier: MSS 413
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings of biographies of various residents of Grantsville, Utah, one of which is dated 1936. Also included is a brief, handwritten history of Grantsville describing history up to 1956, and a program for the dedication of the post office in Grantsville in 1962 at which James Parkinson gave the benediction. Collection dated approximately 1936 to 1962.

Dates: approximately 1936-1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Allen Parkinson scrapbook

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