Orrin Orlando Barrus

  • Born May 29, 1870 in Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah.
  • Parents were BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BARRUS and LOVINA ANN STEELE.
  • Married MARY ELIZABETH CLARK on February 3, 1897 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Mary was born March 13, 1873 in Farmington, Davis County, Utah; and died November 3, 1961 in Logan, Cache County, Utah. Her parents were TIMOTHY BALDWIN CLARK and LUCY AUGUSTA RICE.
  • Died October 6, 1958 in Logan, Cache County, Utah.
  • Both are buried in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming.





CHILDREN

  1. LEONE AUGUSTA BARRUS, born October 20, 1897 in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming; died November 17, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Buried in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming.
  2. HATTIE THELMA BARRUS, born October 29, 1899 in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming; died November 10, 1900.
  3. ORLANDO CLARK BARRUS, born August 18, 1901 in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming; died August 8, 1922.
  4. ZINA CLOENE BARRUS, born August 16, 1903 in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming; died December 3, 1986 in Provo, Utah County, Utah.
  5. STERLING CLARK BARRUS, born July 30, 1905 in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming; died November 21, 1915.
  6. LERA BARRUS, born July 3, 1907 in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming; died March 23, 2003 in Thayne, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Married JOSEPH MARVIN MERRITT in 1927 in Logan, Cache County, Utah.
  7. THAYER CLARK BARRUS, born in Catawba Indian Reservation, South Carolina. Married FERN ISABELLA REES.
  8. RUTH BARRUS, born June 2, 1911 in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming; died August 2, 1993 in Logan, Cache County, Utah. Married FERRIS EDWARD CLARK on October 19, 1933 in Logan, Cache County, Utah.
  9. MERLE BARRUS, born in Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Married LYNN JAY OLSEN.

SOURCES:

• 1910 Uinta County, Wyoming Census
• Marilyn C. Johnson