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Owen Meeks Harding 1907–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1907

Birth Location: Provo, Utah, UT

Death Date: 2 APR 1979

Death Location: Murray,Salt Lake,Utah,USA

Father: Heber Harding

Mother: Sarah Bray

Spouse(s): Florence Backus

Children(s): Shirley Harding, Florence Harding, Richard Harding, Wallace Harding, Linda Harding, John Harding, Lawrence Harding, Stephen Harding, Barbara Harding

The story of Owen Meeks Harding began in 1907 in Provo, Utah, UT. Owen Meeks Harding married Florence Vilate Backus, and had children including Barbara Luella Harding, Florence Evelyn Harding, John Owen Harding, Lawrence L Harding, Linda Carole Harding, Richard Philip Harding, Shirley Glenn Harding, Stephen R Harding, Wallace Verl Wally Harding. Owen Meeks Harding passed away in 1979 in Murray,Salt Lake,Utah,USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Owen Meeks Harding began in 1907 in Provo, Utah, UT.
  • Owen Meeks Harding married Florence Vilate Backus, and had children including Barbara Luella Harding, Florence Evelyn Harding, John Owen Harding, Lawrence L Harding, Linda Carole Harding, Richard Philip Harding, Shirley Glenn Harding, Stephen R Harding, Wallace Verl Wally Harding.
  • Owen Meeks Harding passed away in 1979 in Murray,Salt Lake,Utah,USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Owen Harding's Ancestors

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Owen Harding
1907–1979
Birth Place: Provo, Utah, UT
Parents
Heber Samuel Harding
1870–1955
Chagford, Devonshire, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Bray
1872–1958
Houlka, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Edward (Gilbert) Harding
1832–1902
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Meeks
1837–1901
Chesterton, , Cambridgeshire, England
John (Alexander) Bray
1846–1908
Houlka, Chickasaw CO, MS
Irene (Roland 'Molly') Berry
1855–1931
Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Edward Harding
1799–1870
Mary Offer
1800–1859
Robert Meeks
1818–1881
Elizabeth Sheidrick
1815–1873
Greenville Bray
1808–1884
Lavina Smith
1813–1884
Abraham Berry
1825–1890
Elizabeth OWENS
1826–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Meeks
1785–1856
Susannah 7*
1786–1854
Henry Bray
1786–1845
Martha Moody
1788–1860
William Smith
1774–1844
Elizabeth Stanley
1796–1844
Abraham Berry
1790–1873
Martha Mills
1801–1833

Owen Harding's Descendants

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Owen (Meeks) Harding (12 May 1907–2 APR 1979) m. Florence (Vilate) Backus (3 Mar 1909–5 Dec 1996)
  1. 1. Shirley (Glenn) Harding 1933–2001
  2. 2. Florence (Evelyn) Harding 1929–2000
  3. 3. Richard (Philip) Harding 1930–1931
  4. 4. Wallace (Verl "Wally") Harding 1932–2015
  5. 5. Linda (Carole) Harding 1942–2016
  6. 6. John (Owen) Harding 1928–2019
  7. 7. Lawrence (L) Harding 1935–2009
  8. 8. Stephen (R.) Harding 1951–1999
  9. 9. Barbara (Luella) Harding 1926–2016 m. Nick (Rasmus) Petersen 1919–1996

Owen Harding's Timeline

2 Records

1907
12 May 1907
Birth of Owen Meeks Harding in Provo, Utah, UT
Provo, Utah, UT
1979
2 APR 1979
Age 72
Death of Owen Meeks Harding in Murray,Salt Lake,Utah,USA
Murray,Salt Lake,Utah,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1907
    Event Place: Provo, Utah, UT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 APR 1979
    Event Place: Murray,Salt Lake,Utah,USA

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