“A” Jewel Belnap (1905-1993)

Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of “A” Jewel Belnap, granddaughter of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap through Gilbert’s son Hyrum Belnap.  Click on the links below to access biographical and historical information concerning “A” Jewel Belnap:

Biographical Materials

• Belnap, W. Dean. Heritage With Honor: Genealogy and History of the Ancestry and Descendants of Gilbert Belnap (1821 – 1899) (1974)
• Hyrum Belnap and Anna C. Bluth Family Record (typescript copies; initial transcript prepared by Arias G. Belnap, 17 Jun 1953; retyped version prepared by Joy M. Belnap, Dec 2007)
• Furniss, Glen Knight. “Autobiography” (about 1954)
• Stringham, Miranda. Old Ammon (The First Fifty Years) 1885-1935 (1984), p. 193

Letters

Letters to “A” Jewel Belnap from:

• Gladys B. Carwin (sister) to Jewel B. Furniss, 3 Apr 1932
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Envelope

Newspaper Articles

• “Ogden Young Man Gets M. D. Degree,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 14 Jun 1923
• “Obituary: Jewel B. Furniss,” Ogden Standard Examiner, ____ 1993

Census Records

• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (7 Apr 1930)

Church Records

• Patriarchal Blessing: Jewel Belnap, 20 Apr 1928

Death Records

• Death Certificate: “A” Jewel Belnap Furniss, 1993 [TO COME]
• Jewel B. Furniss Funeral Service, Ogden, UT, 19 Nov 1993 (miscellaneous speakers) (MP3 file; large)
  • Transcription (transcribed and typed by Joy M. Belnap)
• Gene Knight Furniss Funeral Services, Ogden, UT, 23 Dec 1937 (typed by Joy M. Belnap)

Audio Recordings: Reminiscences of Jewel B. Furniss and Gladys B. Carwin

• Jewel B. Furniss and Gladys B. Carwin Interview, Ogden, UT (conducted by Brent J. Belnap and Joy M. Belnap) (WMA audio files; large)
  • 14 Aug 1989
    • CD 1; track 1
    • CD 1; track 2
    • CD 1; track 3
    • CD 1; track 4
    • CD 1; track 5
    • CD 1; track 6
    • CD 1; track 7
    • CD 1; track 8
    • CD 2; track 1
    • CD 2; track 2
  • 14/21 Aug 1989
    • CD 2; track 3
    • CD 2; track 4
    • CD 2; track 5
    • CD 2; track 6
    • CD 2; track 7
    • CD 3; track 1
    • CD 3; track 2
    • CD 3; track 3
    • CD 3; track 4
  • 4 Sep 1989
    • CD 3; track 5
    • CD 3; track 6
    • CD 4; track 1
    • CD 4; track 2
    • CD 4; track 3
    • CD 4; track 4
    • CD 4; track 5
    • CD 4; track 6
    • Transcription
• Jewel B. Furniss Interview, Ogden, UT (conducted by Brent J. Belnap and Joy M. Belnap) (WMA audio files; large)
  • 10 Aug 1990
    • CD 1; track 1
    • CD 1; track 2
    • CD 1; track 3
    • CD 1; track 4
    • CD 1; track 5
    • CD 2; track 1
    • CD 2; track 2
    • CD 2; track 3
    • CD 2; track 4
    • Transcription

Audio Recordings: Family Gatherings

• Gathering of Hyrum Belnap and Anna C. Bluth Children and Spouses, Byron K. Belnap home, 904 21st Street, Ogden, UT, 13 Mar 1952 (MP3 file; large)
  • Transcription [TO COME] Speakers (in order): Arias G. Belnap, H. Earl Belnap, Volney B. Belnap, Jewel B. Furniss, Della A. Belnap, Gladys B. Carwin, Byron K. Belnap, Arias G. Belnap, Emma Lou P. Belnap, Mabel H. Belnap, Arias G. Belnap, Marie W. Belnap, Hedy S. Belnap, Emmett Carwin, Arias G. Belnap, Lois F. Belnap, Kathleen Belnap, Arias G. Belnap, H. Earl Belnap
• Gathering of Hyrum Belnap and Anna C. Bluth Children and Spouses (continuation), Ogden, UT, 16 Mar 1952 (MP3 file; large)
  • Transcription [TO COME] Speakers (in order): Arias G. Belnap, Glen K. Furniss, Arias G. Belnap
• Gathering of Hyrum Belnap and Anna C. Bluth Children and Spouses (continuation), [Ammon], ID, [1/22] Jul 1952 (MP3 file; large)
  • Transcription [TO COME] Speakers (in order): Glen K. Furniss, Bruce E. Belnap
• Gathering of Hyrum Belnap and Anna C. Bluth Children and Spouses, Della A. Belnap home, 815 32nd Street, Ogden, UT, 23 Dec 1963 (MP3 file; large)
  • Transcription [TO COME] Speakers (in order): Arias G. Belnap, Volney B. Belnap, Gladys B. Carwin, Jewel B. Furniss, Della A. Belnap, Marie W. Belnap, Mabel H. Belnap, Emmett Carwin, Jewel B. Furniss, Arias G. Belnap, [Volney B. Belnap?]

Photographs and Images

Individual Images

• “A” Jewel Belnap, as a young girl
• “A” Jewel Belnap, right pose (taken in Ogden, Utah, at Rabe–Ridges Studio)
• “A” Jewel Belnap, left pose (taken in Ogden, Utah, at Rabe–Ridges Studio) (from original in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton)

Group Images

• “A” Jewel Belnap, age 4 years 7 months, and Della Augusta Belnap, age 2 years 7 months, about Apr 1910 (from original in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton)
  • Front
  • Back
• Hyrum and Anna C. Bluth Belnap Family Portrait, about 1913 (black background)  [TO COME]
• Hyrum and Anna C. Bluth Belnap Family Portrait, about 1913 (white background)  [TO COME]
• Children of Hyrum Belnap and Anna Constantia Bluth:  Back row: Volney Bryan Belnap, Arias Guy Belnap, Byron Knight Belnap, Hyrum Earl Belnap; Front row: “A” Jewel Belnap Furniss, Gladys Belnap Carwin, Della Augusta Belnap, Apr 1952

Headstones

• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Jewel Belnap Furniss (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Glen K. Furniss (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Donna Mae Furniss (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Gene Knight Furniss (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)

Residence: 918 21st Street, Ogden, UT

• House Front (viewed from south) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)

Spouse

• Glen Knight Furniss (1906-1958)

Children

• Donna Mae Furniss (1932-1932) [no issue]
• Gene Knight Furniss (1937-1937) [no issue]

Parents

• Hyrum Belnap (1858-1938)
• Anna Contantia Bluth (1869-1931)

Last update:  26 Jun 2020