Della Augusta Belnap (1907-1993)

Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of Della Augusta 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 Della Augusta 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)

Letters

• [TO COME]

Newspaper Articles

• “Ogden Young Man Gets M. D. Degree,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 14 Jun 1923
• “Women’s Club Meetings: Yeshara,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 5 Mar 1961
• “Random References,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 25 Oct 1961
• “Obituary: Della A. Belnap,” Ogden Standard Examiner, ____ 1993

Census Records

• 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (16 Apr 1910)
• 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (12 Jan 1920)
• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (2 Apr 1930)

Church Records

• Patriarchal Blessing: Della A. Belnap, ____

Publications

• Centennial History in Honor of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap, 1850-1950 ((including 1952 and 1956 Supplements) 
• Belnap, Della A. Our Bluth Family, 1570 to 1975 (1975) [TO COME]

Death Records

• Death Certificate: Della Augusta Belnap, 1993 [TO COME]
• Della Augusta Belnap Funeral Service, Ogden, UT, 11 Jun 1993 (miscellaneous speakers) (MP3 file; large)
  • Transcription (transcribed and typed by Joy M. Belnap)

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, 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

• Della Augusta Belnap, age 9 months, 1908 (from original in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton)
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• Della Augusta Belnap, about age 8, about 1915 (from original in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton)
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• Della Augusta Belnap, Ogden High School graduation portrait, 1925 (from original in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton)
• Della Augusta Belnap, portrait, 1927
• Della Augusta Belnap, on LDS Mission, 1930 (from original in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton)
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• Della Augusta Belnap, 1931 (from original in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton)
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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)
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• 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]
• Della Augusta Belnap and Gladys Belnap, possibly at Cardston, Alberta Temple, about 1931? (from original in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton)
• 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: Della A. Belnap (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)

Items Made by Della Augusta Belnap

• Pillow Case Embroidery (made for Lois B. Erickson; in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)

Items Owned by Della Augusta Belnap

• Sand Bowl (in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton) (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)

Parents

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

Last update:  26 Jun 2020