This Day In Our Family History

1832

Harrison Sperry, Sr. was born in Mecca, Trumbull, Ohio, United States to Joy Sperry, age 47, and Mary Lamont, age 42. He was the 9th of 9 known children, and the 5th of 5 known sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only known marriage

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 known children, and the 2nd of 6 known daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage

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 known children, and the 3rd of 6 known sons, born to the couple. He was born to his father’s only known marriage and to her mother’s 1st of 3 known marriage

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 known children, and the 10th of 11 known sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only known marriage

1933

James Sperry completed his endowment ordinance for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The temple is unknown

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 at the age of 78

1988

Joe Ben Smith died of complications from open heart surgery in Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States at the age of 81. He was survived by his daughter, Ollie Lavern Smith; his siblings, Emma Lucille and Charles Ivan Smith; and his daughter-in-law, Grace Harriet Rowley. He was preceded in death by his son, Donald Eugene Smith; and his siblings, Deriot Eugene and Morrice Tommy Smith

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. This is the only known marriage for both