This Day In Our Family History

1832 

Harrison Sperry, Sr. was born in Mecca, Trumbull, Ohio, United States to Joy Sperry and Mary Lamont. He was the 9th of 9 children, and 5th son, born to the couple

1894 

Carrie Alice Atchison was born in Texas, United States to James Henry Atchison, age 38, and Emma Goodman Faucett, age 32. She was the 7th of 11 children, and the 2nd of 6 daughters, born to the couple

Seymour John Weaver was born in the covenant in Three Mile Creek, Box Elder, Utah, United States to James Albert Weaver, age 39, and Dora Sophia Johnson, age 30. He was the 9th of 15 children, and the 3rd of 6 sons, born to the couple

1902 

James Bishop was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1903 

Abel Bishop was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1908 

Seymour John Weaver, age 8, was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1920 

Hosmer Lyle Grace, age 22, completed his initiatory and endowment ordinances for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Salt Lake Utah Temple, which is located at 50 North West Temple in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1929 

Howard King Knighton was born in the covenant in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States to William Henry Knighton, age 50, and Mary Ellen King, age 41. He was the 13th of 14 children, and the 10th of 11 sons, born to the couple

1933 

James Sperry completed his endowments for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1941 

Eliott Stacey Knighton died in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States at the age of 24

1961 

Marva Loy Alcorn, age 18, completed her initiatory and endowment ordinances for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Salt Lake Utah Temple, which is located at 50 North West Temple in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1977 

Erma Thornton died in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States at the age of 69

1987 

Edward Boyd Burton died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1988 

Joe Ben Smith died in Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States at the age 81 after complications from open heart surgery

2005 

Richard Melvin Sperry completed his initiatory ordinance, by proxy, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Las Vegas Nevada Temple, which is located at 827 Temple View Drive in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States

2016 

Charles Walton Prince and Virginia Mae Smith were sealed, by proxy, for time and eternity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Phoenix Arizona Temple, which is located at 5220 West Pinnacle Peak Road in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States