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Leona Nye 1894–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 April 1894

Birth Location: Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States

Death Date: 11 April 1974

Death Location: American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States

Father: Charles Nye

Mother: Lucinda Bingham

Spouse(s): Arthur Maxwell

Children(s): Betty Maxwell, Wilda Maxwell, Floyd Maxwell, Zoa Maxwell, Merle Maxwell, Faye Maxwell, Doyle Maxwell, Rose Maxwell

In 1894, Leona Nye entered the world in Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States, born to Charles Ashton Nye And Lucinda Catherine Bingham. In 1900, Leona Nye resided in North Ashley, Uintah, Utah, USA. In 1920, Leona Nye resided in Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah, USA. Leona Nye married Arthur Bruce Maxwell, Leona Nye, and had children including Betty Leona Maxwell, Doyle Bruce Maxwell, Faye Maxwell, Floyd Nye Maxwell, Merle Maxwell, Rose Maurice Maxwell, Wilda Maxwell, Zoa May Maxwell. Leona Nye passed away in 1974 in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Leona Nye entered the world in Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States, born to Charles Ashton Nye And Lucinda Catherine Bingham.
  • In 1900, Leona Nye resided in North Ashley, Uintah, Utah, USA.
  • In 1920, Leona Nye resided in Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah, USA.
  • Leona Nye married Arthur Bruce Maxwell, Leona Nye, and had children including Betty Leona Maxwell, Doyle Bruce Maxwell, Faye Maxwell, Floyd Nye Maxwell, Merle Maxwell, Rose Maurice Maxwell, Wilda Maxwell, Zoa May Maxwell.
  • Leona Nye passed away in 1974 in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leona Nye's Ancestors

Self
Leona Nye
1894–1974
Birth Place: Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States
Parents
Charles Ashton Nye
1842–1918
Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lucinda (Catherine) Bingham
1854–1918
San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States
Grandparents
John Nye
1807–1868
Leigh, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Charlotte (Emline) Osborne
1817–1895
Tunbridge, Kent, England
Thomas Bingham
1824–1890
New Hampshire
Caron (Happuch) Holladay
1830–1915
Mosco, Marion, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Nye
1783–1853
Anne Randall
1784–1858
Reuben Osborne
1791–1835
Charlotte Hesmer
–1843
Erastus Sr
1798–1882
Lucinda Gates
1797–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nye
1750–1831
Ann Walker
1750–1837
George Randall
1752–1838
Sarah Cotton
1764–1821
Edward Osborne
1749–1828
Elizabeth Holdstock
1752–1828
Thomas Haseman
–1838
Barbara Uridge
–1804

Leona Nye's Descendants

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Leona Nye (3 April 1894–11 April 1974) m. Arthur (Bruce) Maxwell (28 FEB 1888–6 SEP 1974)
  1. 1. Betty (Leona) Maxwell 1926–1994
  2. 2. Wilda Maxwell 1913–1995
  3. 3. Floyd (Nye) Maxwell 1915–1994
  4. 4. Zoa (May) Maxwell 1917–1917
  5. 5. Merle Maxwell 1919–2001
  6. 6. Faye Maxwell 1921–2005
  7. 7. Doyle (Bruce) Maxwell 1925–1997
  8. 8. Rose (Maurice) Maxwell 1928–1999

Leona Nye's Timeline

8 Records

1894
3 April 1894
Birth of Leona Nye in Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States
Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States
1900
1900
Age 6
Leona Nye resided here in North Ashley, Uintah, Utah, USA
North Ashley, Uintah, Utah, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Leona Nye resided here in Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah, USA
Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Leona Nye resided here in Moffat, Uintah, Utah, USA
Moffat, Uintah, Utah, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Leona Nye resided here in Myton, Duchesne, Utah
Myton, Duchesne, Utah
1940
1940
Age 46
Leona Nye resided here in Myton, Duchesne, Utah, USA
Myton, Duchesne, Utah, USA
1974
8 April 1974
Age 80
Death of Leona Nye in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
1974
11 April 1974
Age 80
Burial of Leona Nye in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 April 1894
    Event Place: Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Myton, Duchesne, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04212; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 7-5
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah; Roll: T625_1862; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 63
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Moffat, Uintah, Utah; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342158
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: North Ashley, Uintah, Utah; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1241687
    [6] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448
    [7] Utah, U.S., Select County Marriages
    [8] Utah, U.S., Select Marriages
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lehi Free Press; Publication Date: 11 Apr 1974; Publication Place: Lehi, Utah, United States of America; ,0.6806419,0.14208937,0.9842336&xid=3355
    [11] GenCircles, GenCircles.
    [12] Leona Nye Maxwell, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 January 2020), Leona Nye Maxwell, .
    [13] Leona Nye in household of Charles A. Nye, "United States Census, 1900", "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 13 December 2020), Leona Nye in household of Charles A. Nye, Ashley, Mountain Dell Precincts, Uintah, Utah, United States
    [14] Leona Nye, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 August 2017), Arthur B. Maxwell and Leona Nye, 1911.
    [15] Leona Nye, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 August 2017), Arthur Bruce Maxwell and Leona Nye, 1911.
    [16] Leona Nye Maxwell, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 September 2020), Leona Nye Maxwell, ; Burial, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States of America, American Fork Cemetery; citing record ID 7313
    [17] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 30 January 2019), LEONA NYE MAXWELL, died 08 Apr 1974; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at American Fork Cemet
    [18] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 January 2019), Leona Nye Maxwell, died 08 Apr 1974; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at American Fork Cemet

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: North Ashley, Uintah, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: North Ashley, Uintah, Utah; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1241687

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah; Roll: T625_1862; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 63

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Moffat, Uintah, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Moffat, Uintah, Utah; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342158

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Myton, Duchesne, Utah
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Myton, Duchesne, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04212; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 7-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Myton, Duchesne, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Myton, Duchesne, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04212; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 7-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: American Fork
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lehi Free Press; Publication Date: 11 Apr 1974; Publication Place: Lehi, Utah, United States of America; ,0.6806419,0.14208937,0.9842336&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tabby (tabiona), Wasatch, Utah
    Record Source: Western States Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 April 1974
    Event Place: American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lehi Free Press; Publication Date: 11 Apr 1974; Publication Place: Lehi, Utah, United States of America; ,0.6806419,0.14208937,0.9842336&xid=3355
    [3] Web: Utah County, Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 1874-2010
    [4] GenCircles, GenCircles.
    [5] Leona Nye Maxwell, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 January 2020), Leona Nye Maxwell, .
    [6] Leona Nye Maxwell, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 September 2020), Leona Nye Maxwell, ; Burial, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States of America, American Fork Cemetery; citing record ID 7313
    [7] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 30 January 2019), LEONA NYE MAXWELL, died 08 Apr 1974; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at American Fork Cemet
    [8] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 January 2019), Leona Nye Maxwell, died 08 Apr 1974; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at American Fork Cemet

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 April 1974
    Event Place: American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] GenCircles, GenCircles.
    [3] Leona Nye Maxwell, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 January 2020), Leona Nye Maxwell, .
    [4] Leona Nye Maxwell, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 September 2020), Leona Nye Maxwell, ; Burial, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States of America, American Fork Cemetery; citing record ID 7313
    [5] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 30 January 2019), LEONA NYE MAXWELL, died 08 Apr 1974; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at American Fork Cemet
    [6] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 January 2019), Leona Nye Maxwell, died 08 Apr 1974; citing <i>BillionGraves</i> ( : 2012), Burial at American Fork Cemet

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