Lois Ruth Belnap (1920-2011)

Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of Lois Ruth Belnap, great granddaughter 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 Lois Ruth Belnap:

Autobiographical Writings

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Biographical Materials

• Families Are Forever: Posterity of Arias G. Belnap and Mabel Harris (Jul 1999)
• Burton, Jeane Erickson. Eldred Hilmar Erickson 1919-1989 (2000)
• Jensen, Nancy E. & Anson, Ellen E., comps. Lois Belnap Erickson 1920-2011 (2018)

Birth Records

• Birth Certificate: Lois Ruth Belnap [TO COME]

Letters

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Newspaper Articles

• “Play Day To Be Observed At Stadium,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 13 May 1934
• “Leader Congratulates Gleaners on Birthday,” Deseret News, 25 Jun 1950 (Lois B. Erickson, unidentified by name, included in photo)
• Obituary: “Lois Ruth Belnap Erickson 1920-2011,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 30 Oct 2011
• Obituary: “Lois Ruth Belnap Erickson 1920-2011,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 31 Oct 2011
• Obituary: “Lois Ruth Belnap Erickson 1920-2011,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 1 Nov 2011
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Eldred Hilmar Erickson

• “Terrace Man to Head County Board in 1971,” Ogden Standard Examiner, ____ 197[1]

Marriage Records

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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

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Other Materials

• Erickson Family Cookbook (2005)  [FIX LINK]

Audio Recordings: Interviews

• Lois B. Erickson Interview, conducted by Brent J. Belnap and Joy M. Belnap, Pleasant View, UT, 5-6 Oct 1998 (WMA audio files; large)
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  • Transcription

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

Other Family Members

Headstone

Spouse

• Eldred Hilmar Erickson (1919-1989)

Children

• Bruce Eldred Erickson (1945-living)
• Janet Erickson (1946-living)
• Susan Erickson (1949-living)
• David Belnap Erickson (1951-living)
• Nancy Erickson (1953-living)
• Chris Leonard Erickson (1955-living)
• Ellen Erickson (1958-living)
• Jeane Erickson (1960-living)

Parents

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

Last update:  20 Sep 2022