This Day In Our Family History

1856

Mary Ann Davis was born in Pottsville, Schyllk, Pennsylvania, United States to David William Davis, age 28, and Charlotte Nott Jeremy, age 27. She was the 2nd of 7 known children, and the 1st of 4 known daughters, born to the couple

1858

Twins, Aurilla and Drusilla Sperry were born in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to William Lamont Sperry, age 34, and Margaret Ann Sidwell, age 28. They were the 6th and 7th of 14 known children, and the 2nd and 3rd of 8 known daughters, born to the couple. They were born to their parents only marriage

1874

Mary Emily Lunt was born in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Shedrick Lunt and Ann Pitt, both 23 years old. She was the 2nd of 6 known children, and the 1st of 2 known daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage

1885

Rachel Harrietta Sedgwick was born in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States to Richard Sedgwick, age 37, and Mary Emma Hall, age 41. She was the 8th of 8 known children, and the 4th of 4 known daughters, born to the couple

1888

Hugh Thompson Rowley, age 9, was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1901

Nils (Neils) Olson died in Everöd, Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden at the age of 77

1902

Ruth Sperry, age 8, was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1922 

Charles Mayhew Astle, Jr. was born in the covenant in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States to Charles Mayhew Astle, Sr., age 25, and Rose Lorena Bolton, age 26. He was the 2nd of 2 known children, and the only known sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only known marriage

Orson Weaver, age 45, completed his initiatory and endowment ordinances for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day 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

1950

Roxana Alcorn died in Los Angeles County, California, United States at the age of 62

1951

Rebeckah, Phebe, Samuel, Stephen and Enoch Brand were baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1956

Lawrence Thornton Rowley, age 19, completed his initiatory and endowment ordinances for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Idaho Falls Idaho Temple, which is located at 1000 Memorial Drive in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States

1962

David William Rowley, age 58, and Estella Cordelia Tidwell, age 53, were married* in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Idaho Falls Idaho Temple, which is located at 1000 Memorial Drive in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States

1963

Calvin King Knighton, age 35, and Elaine Stone, age 18, were married. This was the 2nd of 3 known marriages for Calvin King and the 1st of 3 known marriages for Elaine. They were later divorced 

1976

Samuel Charles William Law died in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States at the age of 92

1977

John Packer was sealed for time and eternity to his parents, John Packer and Edith Farnell, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple, which is located at 2200 Temple Hill Drive in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States

1991

Lester Stephens Knighton was buried at Bountiful Memorial Park, which is located at 2224 South 200 West in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States. His Find a Grave ID is: 38201541
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38201541/lester-stephens-knighton

2006

Florence Gertrude Sperry was sealed**, by proxy, for time and eternity to her parents, Arthur David Sperry and Gertrude Barton, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Houston Texas Temple, which is located at 15725 Champion Forest Drive in Spring, Harris, Texas, United States

2008

Sam Houston Joe Atchison was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Toronto Ontario Canada Temple, which is located at 10060 Bramalea Road in Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Herman A. Atchison was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Oaxaca Mexico Temple, which is located at Avenida Universidad no. 139 Fraccionamiento Real de Candiani in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Happy Anniversary!

Lawrence Thornton Rowley and Margie Kay Green

*Marriage certificate shows both 30th and 31st as marriage date. Per David’s history, written by himself, states they were married on 30 August

**This is per Family Search; however, she was born in the covenant

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