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Mary Myrtle Beckstead 1904–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1904

Birth Location: South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1999

Death Location: Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Father: Samuel Beckstead

Mother: Mary Howard

Spouse(s): Rulon Nichols, Benjamin Maxfield

Children(s): Lewis Maxfield, Norman Maxfield

In 1904, Mary Myrtle Beckstead entered the world in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, born to Samuel Henry Beckstead And Mary Ann Howard. In 1910, Mary Myrtle Beckstead resided in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. In 1935, Mary Myrtle Beckstead resided in Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA. Mary Myrtle Beckstead married Benjamin Willard Maxfield, Rulon Palmer Nichols, and had children including Blaine Vernon Nichols Vermont, Joyce Hill, Lewis Beckstead Maxfield, Norman Ben Maxfield. Mary Myrtle Beckstead passed away in 1999 in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1904, Mary Myrtle Beckstead entered the world in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, born to Samuel Henry Beckstead And Mary Ann Howard.
  • In 1910, Mary Myrtle Beckstead resided in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.
  • In 1935, Mary Myrtle Beckstead resided in Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA.
  • Mary Myrtle Beckstead married Benjamin Willard Maxfield, Rulon Palmer Nichols, and had children including Blaine Vernon Nichols Vermont, Joyce Hill, Lewis Beckstead Maxfield, Norman Ben Maxfield.
  • Mary Myrtle Beckstead passed away in 1999 in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Beckstead
1860–1941
Birth Location: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
SB
Mary Howard
1865–1931
Birth Location: Mill Creek, Utah County, Utah, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Rulon Nichols
1907–1996
Birth Location: Bennion, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
RN
Benjamin Maxfield
1901–1940
Birth Location: Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, USA
BM

Children(s)

Lewis Maxfield
1924–1999
Birth Location: South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
LM
Norman Maxfield
1928–1989
Birth Location: South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
NM

Mary Beckstead's Ancestors

Self
Mary Beckstead
1904–1999
Birth Place: South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Parents
Samuel Henry Beckstead
1860–1941
Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Mary (Ann) Howard
1865–1931
Mill Creek, Utah County, Utah, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Lorenzo #2) Howard
1840–1906
St. Pauls Parish, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Sarah (Jane) Hamilton
1842–1924
Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Howard
1812–1853
Elizabeth Pack
1812–1849
James Hamilton
1818–1875
Mary Hamilton
1825–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Howard
1771–1826
Martha Lane
1791–1857
Sarah Harper
1777–1844
John Hamilton
1784–1837
Sarah Lang
1790–1868
James Sr
1799–1881
Margaret Dennison
1800–1881

Mary Beckstead's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Myrtle) Beckstead (5 Feb 1904–15 May 1999) m. Rulon (Palmer) Nichols (22 Nov 1907–16 Jun 1996) m. Benjamin (Willard) Maxfield (31 Oct 1901–28 Nov 1940)
  1. 1. Lewis (Beckstead) Maxfield 1924–1999
  2. 2. Norman (Ben) Maxfield 1928–1989

Mary Beckstead's Timeline

7 Records

1904
5 Feb 1904
Birth of Mary Myrtle Beckstead in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
Mary Myrtle Beckstead resided here in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Mary Myrtle Beckstead resided here in Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
1940
1940
Age 36
Mary Myrtle Beckstead resided here in , Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
, Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Mary Myrtle Beckstead resided here in Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1999
10 May 1999
Age 95
Death of Mary Myrtle Beckstead in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1999
15 May 1999
Age 95
Burial of Mary Myrtle Beckstead in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1904
    Event Place: South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salt Lake Tribune; Publication Date: 14 May 1999; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.16640738,0.6728304,0.3229064&xid=3355
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Salt Lake, Utah; Rol

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Farmington, Davis, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04212; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 6-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Farmington, Davis, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Farmington, Davis, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04212; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 6-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Salt Lake, Utah; Rol

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salt Lake Tribune; Publication Date: 14 May 1999; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.16640738,0.6728304,0.3229064&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1999
    Event Place: West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salt Lake Tribune; Publication Date: 14 May 1999; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.16640738,0.6728304,0.3229064&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 May 1999
    Event Place: Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salt Lake Tribune; Publication Date: 14 May 1999; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.16640738,0.6728304,0.3229064&xid=3355
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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