Volney Bryan Belnap (1895-1982)

Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of Volney Bryan Belnap, grandson of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap through Gilbert’s son Hyrum Belnap.  Click on the links below to access biographical and historical information concerning Volney Bryan 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

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Newspaper Articles

• “Farce Comedy At North Ogden,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 May 1913
• “Society,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 10 May 1913
• “Lumber Company Is Incorporated,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 24 Feb 1916
• “New Lumber Concern To Begin Business,” Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Feb 1916
• “News Items Given Here In Brief,” Franklin County Citizen, 3 Apr 1919
• “Deaths,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 30 Nov 1923
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 1 Dec 1923
• “Couple To Observe 60th Wedding Date,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 Aug 1975

Census Records

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (7 Jun 1900)
• 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (16 Apr 1910)
• 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Preston, Franklin, ID (27-28 Jan 1920)
• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (4-5 Apr 1930)

U.S. Military Draft Registration

• World War I Draft Registration, Franklin County, ID: Volney Bryan Belnap, 5 Jun 1917

Death Records

• Death Certificate: Darrell Belnap, 1923
• Volney Bryan Belnap Funeral Service, Ogden, UT, 22 May 1982 (transcription prepared and typed by Joy M. Belnap)

Audio Records

• Volney Bryan Belnap and Rose Marie West Interview, Ogden, UT, Aug 1977 (conducted by Della A. Belnap) (audio files)
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• Volney Bryan Belnap and Rose Marie West Interview, Ogden, UT, 3 APr 1978 (conducted by Gordon L. Belnap family) (WMA audio files)
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  • CD 1; track 6
  • CD 2; track 1
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  • CD 2; track 6
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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

• Volney Bryan Belnap, about 3 years old, about 1898 (from original in possession of Jeane Erickson Burton)
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• Volney Bryan Belnap, early 1900s

Group Images

• 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: Volney Bryan Belnap and Rose Marie West (front) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Volney Bryan Belnap and Rose Marie West (back) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Robert Volney Belnap (front) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Robert Volney Belnap (back) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Darrell Belnap (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Kaylen Dax Belnap (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)

Video Footage

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Spouse

• Rose Marie West (1895-1981)

Children

• Robert Volney Belnap (1918-1976)
• Bryan West Belnap (1921-1967)
• Darrell Belnap (1923-1923) [no issue]
• Norman Blaine Belnap (1927-2016)

Parents

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

Last update:  26 Jun 2020