Donald Eugene Belnap (1927-2013)

Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of Donald Eugene Belnap, great grandson of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap through Gilbert’s son Hyrum Belnap and child of Arias Guy Belnap and Mabel Harris.  Click on the links below to access biographical and historical information concerning Donald Eugene Belnap:

Autobiographical Writings

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Biographical Materials

• Families Are Forever: Posterity of Arias G. Belnap and Mabel Harris (Jul 1999)
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Birth Records

• Birth Certificate: Donald Eugene Belnap [TO COME]

Letters

• Letter from Donald E. Belnap, postmarked San Francisco, CA, to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 6 Jan 1946
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• Letter from Donald E. Belnap, postmarked San Francisco, CA, to Arias G. Belnap and Mabel H. Belnap, 8 Jan 1946
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• Letter from Donald E. Belnap, Fort Belvoir, VA, to Mabel H. Belnap, 5 Jun 1946
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• Letter from Donald E. Belnap, Fort Belvoir, VA, to Arias G. Belnap, 12 Jun 1946
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• Father’s Day card from Donald E. Belnap, Fort Belvoir, VA, to Arias G. Belnap, 
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• Letter from Donald E. Belnap, Fort Belvoir, VA, to Mabel H. Belnap, 19 Jul 1946
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• Military Service Letters to Parents [TO COME]

LDS Materials

Newspaper Articles

• “Vice President Barkley Accepts Book of Mormon,” Church News, 4 Jun 1951
• “Obituary: Donald Eugene Belnap,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 Mar 2013 (PDF)
• “Obituary: Donald Eugene Belnap,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 Mar 2013 (JPG)

Marriage Records

Census Records

• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (7-8 Apr 1930)
• 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (9 Apr 1940)
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• 1950 U.S. Federal Census  [TO COME]
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U.S. Military Records

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Land Records

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Death Records

Other Materials

• Thomas, Janet. “Play It Again, Sam”, New Era (May 2007), pp. 18-21

Audio Recordings: Family Gatherings

• Memories of Arias Guy Belnap and Mabel Harris by Children and Spouses, Radisson Hotel, Ogden, UT, 21 Jun 1985 (WMA audio files; large)
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  • Transcription:  Speakers: Ralph A. Belnap, Helena D. Belnap, Lois B. Erickson, Eldred H. Erickson, Mildred B. Evans, Edwin E. Evans, Donald E. Belnap, Sharon A. Belnap, Gordon L. Belnap, Joy M. Belnap

Photographs and Images

Individual Images

Group Images

• Arias Guy Belnap Family: Back row: Ralph Arias Belnap, Mabel Harris Belnap, Lois Ruth Belnap, Arias Guy Belnap; Middle row: Mildred Belnap; Front row: Gordon Leslie Belnap, Donald Eugene Belnap, early 1930s
• Arias Guy Belnap Family:  Front row: Arias Guy Belnap, Mabel Harris Belnap, Ralph Arias Belnap; Back row: Gordon Leslie Belnap, Lois Ruth Belnap, Mildred Belnap, Donald Eugene Belnap, early 1940s
• Ralph Arias Belnap and Helena Marie Danielsen Wedding Portrait: Arias Guy Belnap, Mabel Harris Belnap, Donald Eugene Belnap, Ralph Arias Belnap, Helena Marie Danielsen, ____, Lois Ruth Belnap Erickson, Mildred Belnap Evans, ____, Dec 1945
• Arias Guy Belnap Family Portrait with Children, 11 Jul 1952
• Arias Guy Belnap Family Portrait with Children, 11 Jul 1952 (low res)
• Arias Guy Belnap Family Portrait with Children and Spouses, 11 Jul 1952 (low res)
• Arias Guy Belnap Family Gathering, [26] Aug 1964
• Donald E. and Sharon A. Belnap, 15 May 1999

Other Family Members

• Stephanie and David Jay Family Portrait, 1998

Headstone

Funeral/Burial

• Belnap: Funeral: Donald Eugene Belnap, 11 Mar 2014 (photo gallery; taken by Brent J. Belnap)

Videos

• Donald E. and Sharon A. Belnap Family Movies 1
• Donald E. and Sharon A. Belnap Family Movies 2
• Donald E. and Sharon A. Belnap Family Movies 3
• Donald E. and Sharon A. Belnap Family Movies 4
• Donald E. and Sharon A. Belnap Family Movies 5

Spouse

• Sharon Anderson (1930-2010)

Children

• Stephanie Ann Belnap (1953-2021)
• Cynthia Lee Belnap (1956-living)
• Don Eric Belnap (1958-living)
• Diantha Jill Belnap (1960-living)
• Sharon Lisa Belnap (1961-living)
• John Adam Belnap (1963-living)

Parents

• Arias Guy Belnap (1893-1974)
• Mabel Harris (1894-1972)

Last update:  20 Sep 2022