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John Miles Gurr 1876 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1876

Birth Location: Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1937

Death Location: Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA

Father: Reuben Gurr

Mother: Elzadia Miles

Spouse(s): Alice Rowley

Children(s): Lucy Gurr, Miles Gurr, Elma Gurr, Delbert Gurr, Alice Gurr, Glen Gurr, Zella Gurr

In 1876, John Miles Gurr entered the world in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA, born to Reuben Gurr and Elzadia Emiline Miles. John Miles Gurr married Alice Potter Rowley, and had children including Lucy Gurr, Miles Enoch Gurr, Elma Gurr, Delbert Lorenzo Gurr, Alice Gurr, Glen Lyman Gurr, Zella Gurr. John Miles Gurr passed away in 1937 in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1876, John Miles Gurr entered the world in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA, born to Reuben Gurr and Elzadia Emiline Miles.
  • John Miles Gurr married Alice Potter Rowley, and had children including Lucy Gurr, Miles Enoch Gurr, Elma Gurr, Delbert Lorenzo Gurr, Alice Gurr, Glen Lyman Gurr, Zella Gurr.
  • John Miles Gurr passed away in 1937 in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Gurr
1849 – 1926
Birth Location: New South Wales, Australia
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Elzadia Miles
1848 – 1904
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alice Rowley
1883 – 1969
Birth Location: Nephi, Juab, Utah, USA
AR

Children(s)

Lucy Gurr
1904 – 1960
Birth Location: Colonia Pacheco, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Miles Gurr
1907 – 1987
Birth Location: Colonia Pacheco, Chihuahua, Mexico
MG
Elma Gurr
1909 – 1996
Birth Location: Pacheco, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Delbert Gurr
1911 – 2000
Birth Location: Colonia Pacheco, Chihuahua, Mexico
DG
Alice Gurr
1913 – 1994
Birth Location: Milo, Bonneville, Idaho, USA
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Glen Gurr
1918 – 2001
Birth Location: Oakley, Cassida, Idaho, USA
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Zella Gurr
1920 – 2005
Birth Location: Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
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John Gurr's Ancestors

Self
John Gurr
1876 – 1937
Birth Place: Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA
Parents
Reuben Gurr
1849 – 1926
New South Wales, Australia
Elzadia (Emiline) Miles
1848 – 1904
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Enoch (Eldridge) Gurr
1813 – 1887
Northiam, Sussex, England
Ruth Buckman
1809 – 1889
Lewes, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Gurr
1784 – 1858
Sarah Eldridge
1788 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gurr
1752 –
Elizabeth Burden
William Eldridge
Ann

John Gurr's Descendants

1.
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John (Miles) Gurr (25 Oct 1876 – 4 Feb 1937) m. Alice (Potter) Rowley (8 Mar 1883 – 22 Jan 1969)
  1. 1. Lucy Gurr (28 May 1904 – 27 Jul 1960)
  2. 2. Miles (Enoch) Gurr (19 Sep 1907 – 17 May 1987) m. Priscilla (Blanche Dean) Barney (31 Mar 1908 – 8 Sep 1976) m. Meda (Butler) Miller (27 Jul 1911 – 4 Jul 1979) m. Della (Mae) Thompson (21 Dec 1902 – 29 May 1971) m. Dorthy (Carol) Peterson (25 Dec 1926 – 16 Aug 1997)
    1. 1. LaValla Gurr (13 Dec 1933 – 25 Mar 2021) m. Robert (Glen) Meyer (22 Jun 1929 – 23 Apr 2007)
      1. 1. Fontella Meyer (10 Feb 1952 – ) m. George (Paul) Smith m. Allan (C) Roberts
      2. 2. DeWayne Meyer (6 Jul 1957 – ) m. Luann (C) Thompson m. Lori (A) Palmer
      3. 3. Steven Meyer
    2. 2. Kenneth (Miles) Gurr (29 Apr 1935 – 6 Dec 1989) m. Nedra (Lynel) Stewart (20 May 1936 – 15 Mar 2016) m. Elsie (Ruby) Tatum (14 Oct 1922 – 20 Aug 2022) m. Alberta (Lee) Hoover (26 Feb 1932 – 25 May 2006)
      1. 1. Leon (K) Gurr (11 Feb 1956 – 13 Oct 1997 - 18 Oct 1997)
      2. 2. Carlos (Kim) Gurr (Sep 1957 – ) m. April (Ann) Muhlestein (24 Apr 1956 – )
      3. 3. Gurr
      4. 4. Gurr
      5. 5. Gurr
      6. 6. Gurr
      7. 7. Gurr
      8. 8. Gurr
    3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Gurr (20 May 1937 – 20 May 1937)
    4. 4. Steve (Duard) Gurr (7 nov 1941 – 27 June 1945)
  3. 3. Elma Gurr (26 Aug 1909 – 13 Feb 1996) m. Acel (Aaron) Nielson (1 Apr 1897 – 5 Sep 1968)
    1. 1. Erma Nielson (22 Apr 1929 – 15 Jul 2018) m. Robert (Merwin) Olsen
      1. 1. Eileen Olsen (Abt. 1949 – ) m. Logan (McNeil) Campbell
      2. 2. Dale Olsen (16 May 1951 – )
      3. 3. Barbara Olsen
      4. 4. Mark Olsen
    2. 2. James (Acel) Nielson (Apr 1931 – )
    3. 3. Lois Nielson (26 Jun 1933 – )
    4. 4. Ray (Leon) Nielson (1 Nov 1935 – ) m. Lila (Jean) Burgener
    5. 5. LaVern (J) Nielson (1940 – )
    6. 6. Eugene (Keith) Nielson (30 May 1942 – ) m. Beverly (Ann) Larsen
      1. 1. David (Eugene) Nielson
      2. 2. Nielson
    7. 7. Robert (M) Nielson
  4. 4. Delbert (Lorenzo) Gurr (6 May 1911 – 30 May 2000) m. Ellen Johnson
    1. 1. Delores (Ellen) Gurr (18 Sep 1931 – 20 Feb 2019) m. Daniel (A) Jandebeur
      1. 1. Daniel (Steven) Jandebeur (13 Jan 1955 – 16 Jun 2006) m. Tamara Lebourveau
        1. 1. Terra Jandebeur
        2. 2. Danna Jandebeur
      2. 2. Ronald (Craig) Jandebeur (Oct 1956 – )
      3. 3. Rebecca (J) Jandebeur (Abt. 1961 – ) m. Steven (R) Buonamici (Abt. 1961 – )
    2. 2. Neil (Leonard) Gurr (7 Feb 1936 – 14 Sep 2019) m. Mary Powers
      1. 1. Arletta Gurr
      2. 2. Alice Gurr
      3. 3. Rox (Ann) Gurr
      4. 4. Glenn Gurr
    3. 3. Roger (John) Gurr (8 Aug 1941 – ) m. Elsie (Louise) Sbragia (22 Feb 1943 – )
    4. 4. Gail Gurr (Abt. 1945 – )
  5. 5. Alice Gurr (4 Jul 1913 – 1 Apr 1994)
  6. 6. Glen (Lyman) Gurr (10 Nov 1918 – 8 Aug 2001) m. Erva Christensen ( – 18 Nov 1996)
    1. 1. Janet Gurr (7 Aug 1941 – 21 Aug 1977) m. Blaine (L) Nielson (16 May 1938 – 21 Aug 1977)
      1. 1. Katheryn Nielson (26 May 1966 – 3 Jan 2014)
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Gurr (Oct 1947 – ) m. James (Edmund) Warford
    3. 3. Ramona Gurr (27 Jan 1948 – ) m. James (Douglas) Jorgensen
    4. 4. Colleen Gurr (Apr 1950 – ) m. David (W) Poulson
    5. 5. Jeanine Gurr (22 Sep 1953 – ) m. Gary (Owen) Stillman
  7. 7. Zella Gurr (30 Nov 1920 – 23 Jul 2005) m. Loy (Devan) Roberts (18 Mar 1915 – 22 Apr 1989)
    1. 1. Veatrice Roberts (5 May 1940 – 11 Aug 2014) m. Robert (D) Rasmussen (18 Aug 1941 – 8 May 2023)
      1. 1. Shelly Rasmussen (Abt. 1967 – ) m. William (Michael) Miller
      2. 2. Stephanie Rasmussen (11 May 1969 – 10 Dec 1994) m. Tim (Gerald) Allan (Jun 1968 – ) m. Archie (Thomas) Grogan (2 Nov 1967 – )
        1. 1. Grogan ( – 10 Dec 1994)
      3. 3. Heather Rasmussen (30 Oct 1972 – 27 Nov 2023) m. Bryan (D) Payne
      4. 4. Michael Rasmussen
    2. 2. Lorena Roberts (7 Aug 1942 – 9 Oct 2023) m. William (Blair) Mitchell
      1. 1. Susan Mitchell (15 Mar 1969 – ) m. Dennis (John) Morandy
      2. 2. Sherry Mitchell (25 Sep 1970 – )
      3. 3. Patricia Mitchell
      4. 4. Bonnie (Lynn) Mitchell m. Rosenhan
      5. 5. Annette Mitchell m. Barron
    3. 3. Marna Roberts (11 Mar 1945 – 17 Apr 2021) m. Chester (Ferris) Griffith
      1. 1. Jody Griffith
      2. 2. Johnny Griffith
    4. 4. John (A) Roberts (Abt. 1948 – )
    5. 5. LaVerl (D) Roberts (Dec 1949 – ) m. Deborah Sieverts

John Gurr's Timeline

3 Records

1876
25 Oct 1876
Birth of John Miles Gurr in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA
Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA
1937
4 Feb 1937
Age 61
Death of John Miles Gurr in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA
Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA
1937
7 Feb 1937
Age 61
Burial of John Miles Gurr in Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, United States of America
Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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