Dora May Evans
(1892-1983)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Elbert Clifton Bennett

Dora May Evans

  • Born: 27 Dec 1892, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 1
  • Marriage: Elbert Clifton Bennett on 8 Mar 1912 in Mercur, Tooele, Utah
  • Died: 29 Mar 1983, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah at age 90 1
  • Buried: 1 Apr 1983, American Fork, Utah, Utah
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bullet  General Notes:

Md date from Elvin Bennett (son)

Obituary:Dora May Evans Bennett, 90, beloved Mother and Grandmother, passed away March 29, 1983, in Salt Lake City.
Born December 27, 1892, in Salt Lake City, to John E. and Filia Ann WoodsEvans. Married Elbert Clifton Bennett, March 8, 1912. He passed away April 26,
1960. Member LDS Church.
Survivors: three sons, four daughters; J. Elvin, David, both of Magna; Keithand Mrs. Chloe Coon, both of Kearns; Mrs. Bert L. (Thelma) Brown, Riverton;Mrs. Joseph B. (Beth) Fairbourne, Bennion; Mrs. Wendell J. (Mildred) Stoker,Seattle, Wash; 33 grandchildren; 92 great-grandchildren, fourgreat-great-grandchildren; preceded in death by two daughters, Wilma May Sowby
and Nancy Ann Bennett.
Funeral services Friday, 12:00 noon, Magna Central Stake Center, 8181 West3320 South. Friends may call at Peel Funeral Home, 8525 West 2700 South, Magna,Thursday, 6-8 p.m. and Friday at the Church one hour prior. Burial, American
Fork Cemetary.

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• Census, 1920, Alpine, Utah, Utah. 2
David W. Bennett, 61, farmer, born in Nebraska. Dewey L. Bennett, 22, laborer, born in Utah. Elbert C. Bennett, 29, born in Utah. Dora M. Bennett, 27, born in England. Wilma M. Bennett, 8, born in Utah. Beth Bennett, 5, born in Utah. Thelma Bennett, 3, born in Utah. David E. Bennett, 7 months, born in Utah.

• Census, 1930, Garfield, Salt Lake, Utah. 3
Elbert C. Bennett, 38, repairman in copper mine, born in Utah, married at age 20. Dora E. Bennett, 37, born in Utah, married at age 18. Wilma M. Bennett, 17, born in Utah. Dora E. Bennett, 15, born in Utah. Thelma E. Bennett, 13, born in Utah. David E. Bennett, 11, born in Utah. Mildred A. Bennett, 8, born in Utah. John E. Bennett, 7, born in Utah. Chloe M. Bennett, 4 yrs 6 mos, born in Utah. Robert K. Bennett, 1 yr 8 mos, born in Utah.


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Dora married Elbert Clifton Bennett, son of David Wellington Bennett and Eliza Sampson Logie, on 8 Mar 1912 in Mercur, Tooele, Utah. (Elbert Clifton Bennett was born on 16 Jan 1891 in Alpine, Utah, Utah,4 died on 26 Apr 1960 in , , Utah 4 and was buried in Apr 1960 in American Fork, Utah, Utah 4.)


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Sources


1 Rootsweb.com, Social Security Death Index (<online> http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi).

2 Utah, Utah, Alpine, 1920 Federal Census (www.ancestry.com), Enumeration District 186, Sheet 6, Dora M. Bennett, 27, daughter-in-law.

3 Utah, Salt Lake, Garfield, 1930 Federal Census (www.ancestry.com).

4 Utah Valley Regional Family History Center, Utah County, Utah Cemetery Index (www.ancestry.com).

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