Hyrum Belnap (1858-1938)

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

Autobiographical Writings

• Hyrum Belnap Autobiography, 1858 through 1921 (typescript; retyped by Joy M. Belnap from original typescript prepared by “A” Jewel Belnap Furniss) (unauthorized copy)
• Hyrum Belnap Journal 1, Early Years 1858-1879, Mission Journal 1879-1881; Church History Library, MS 23365
• Hyrum Belnap Journal 2, 1893-1921; Church History Library, MS 23365 (includes journal entries and genealogical notes)
• Hyrum Belnap Record Book, 1908, 1926; Church History Library, MS 23365
• Hyrum Belnap Notebook, 1908; Church History Library, MS 23860 (book 2) (includes journal entries and genealogical notes) (PDF)
• Hyrum Belnap Notebook, 1908; Church History Library, MS 23860 (book 1) (includes journal entries and genealogical notes) (PDF)
• Hyrum Belnap Notebook, 1926; Church History Library, MS 23860 (book 3) (includes journal entries and genealogical notes) (PDF)
• Belnap, Hyrum. “Brown’s Fort,” 1936
• Belnap, Hyrum. “Captain Brown’s Death”
• Belnap, Hyrum. “An Indian Battle,” story  recorded by [Della A. Belnap or Jewel B. Furniss], daughter (regarding incident following Bear River Massacre in Cache Valley, Utah in January 1863 (story incorrectly says 1865))
• Belnap, Hyrum. “The First Train That Arrived In Ogden,” story told to Gladys Belnap, daughter, 1 Apr 1932

Biographical Materials

• Belnap, W. Dean. Heritage With Honor: Genealogy and History of the Ancestry and Descendants of Gilbert Belnap (1821 – 1899) (1974)
• Centennial History in Honor of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap, 1850-1950 (including 1952 and 1956 Supplements) 
• Marion Adaline Belnap Kerr Collection, LDS Church Archives
• Kerr Family Collection (register), Weber State University
• Jenson, Andrew. “Hyrum Belnap.” Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. II (1914), pp. 247-48
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• 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)
• Esshom, Frank. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (1913). pp 221-22, 748-49) (PDF; large file)
• “Pioneer Personal History, Hyrum Belnap,” MSS B 289 The Works Progress Administration (Utah Section) Biographical Sketches, ca. 1930-1941, Box 1, Folder 52, 20 Feb 1937 and 10 Aug 1938; Utah State History; digitized and hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah (Typescript of answers by Hyrum Belnap of Ogden, Utah, for a questionnaire filled out for Utah Works Progress Administration’s “Pioneer personal history” survey, typed by Elvera Manful of Ogden in 1938.  Also typescript of an interview of Belnap in 1937, typed by Maurice L. Howe of Ogden in 1937.)
• “A Native Pioneer: Hyrum Belnap,” Daughters of Utah Pioneers History by Gladys B. Carwin and Jewel B. Furniss, daughters, Mountain View Camp, Weber County South Company, Ogden, Utah, Apr 1979
• “Hyrum Belnap,” Daughters of Utah Pioneers History by Jewel B. Furniss, daughter, Mountain View Camp, Weber County South Company, Ogden, Utah, Oct 1988 (typed by Joy M. Belnap)

Letters from Hyrum Belnap to:

• Arias Guy Belnap (son) [various]  [TO COME]
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• Hyrum Belnap to Joseph Belnap (brother), 14 Oct 1915
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• Hyrum Belnap to Joseph Belnap (brother), 3 Jan 1916
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• Anna C. Bluth (wife) (letter written on back of Anna’s letter to Hyrum dated 20 Aug 1908), 25 Aug 1908
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• Della A. Belnap (daughter); 16 Jun 1929

Letters to Hyrum Belnap from:

• Hyrum Belnap (son), 11 Aug 1880
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• Hyrum Belnap (son), 20 Jul 1881
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• Hyrum Belnap (son), 31 Aug 1881
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• Hyrum Belnap (son), 22 Dec 1881
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• Hyrum Belnap (son), 1 Nov 1882
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• Reuben Belnap (brother), 8 Oct 1879
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• Ellen A. Curtis (McBride relative), 26 Jan 1914
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• Ellen A. Curtis (McBride relative), 26 Jan 1914
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• Anna C. Bluth (wife), 23 Jul 1908
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• Anna C. Bluth (wife), 3 Aug 1908
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• Anna C. Bluth (wife), 10 Aug 1908
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• Anna C. Bluth (wife), 20 Aug 1908
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“Exile” Letters (correspondence from Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth)

• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 26 Nov 1892  [TO COME]
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 30 Dec 1892
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 31 Jan 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 4 Feb 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 12 Feb 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 10 Mar 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 17 Apr 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 22 Apr 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 28 Apr 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 2 May 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 14 May 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 11 Jun 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 21 Jun 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 25 Jun 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 21 Oct 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 27 Oct 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 1 Nov 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 12 Dec 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 15 Dec 1893
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 24 Feb 1894
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 27 Feb 1894
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 6 Mar 1894
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 19 Mar 1894
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 26 Mar 1894
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 27 Mar 1894
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 2 Apr 1894
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 5 Apr 1894
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• Hyrum Belnap to Anna C. Bluth, 1 May 1894
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Family History Records

• Hyrum Belnap Family Record (part 1) (PDF; large file)
• Hyrum Belnap Family Record (part 2) (PDF; large file)

LDS Materials

• Patriarchal Blessing: Hyrum Belnap, 16 Feb 1872
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• Patriarchal Blessing: Hyrum Belnap, 7 Aug 1903
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• Belnap, Hyrum. The Aaronic Priesthood, 1 Jan 1907
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• Hyrum Belnap Priesthood Line of Authority for Office of High Priest (Letter from Arias Guy Belnap with typed response, 29 Apr 1964)

Southern States Mission: Robert Edge

• Spencer, Franklin.  “A Mysterious Preacher,” Deseret News, 2 Jun 1880, p. 7
• Spencer, Franklin. “A Mysterious Preacher,” Millennial Star, vol. 42, no. ___, 21 Jun 1880, pp. 399-400
• “A Mysterious Preacher,” Juvenile Instructor, vol. XXI, no. 4, 15 Feb 1886, p. 57–Part 1
• “A Mysterious Preacher,” Juvenile Instructor, vol. XXI, no. 5, 1 Mar 1886, pp. 76-77–Part 2
• “A Mysterious Preacher,” Juvenile Instructor, vol. XXI, no. 6, 15 Mar 1886, p. 91–Part 3
• “A Mysterious Preacher,” Juvenile Instructor, vol. XXI, no. 7, 1 Apr 1886, pp. 98-99–Part 4
• “A Mysterious Preacher,” Juvenile Instructor, vol. XXI, no. 8, 15 Apr 1886, pp. 126-27–Part 5
• “Robert Edge, The Mysterious Preacher,” Contributor, vol. 16, no. 8, Jun 1895, pp. 461-73
• “History of the Southern States Mission,” Latter Day Saints Southern Star, vol. 1, no. 13, 25 Feb 1899, pp 97-98
• Cowley, Matthias F. “Et Vidnes Vidnesbyrd,” Skandinaviens Stjerne, 15 Jan 1938, no. 2, pp. 30-32
• Lundwall, Nels Benjamin, comp. Faith Like the Ancients, vol. 1 (1950), pp. 82-__: “A Mysterious Preacher”
• Crow, Bruce. A Land of Strangers: Cane Creek Tennessee’s Mormon Massacre and Its Tragic Effects on the People Who Lived There (2013), pp. ___
• The Life and Ministry of John Morgan, pp. 119-123

Newspaper Articles

Southern States Mission

• “Elder Geo. Carver,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 1 Oct 1879
• “Conference,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 11 Oct 1879
• “The Southern Mission,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 28 Feb 1880
• “The Southern Mission,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 22 May 1880
• Spencer, Franklin. “A Mysterious Preacher,” Millennial Star, vol. 42, no. ___, 21 Jun 1880, pp. 399-400
• “The South,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 14 Aug 1880
• “The Mission Field,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 9 Oct 1880
• “Correspondence,” Deseret News, 23 Feb 1881
• “Southern Mission Fields,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 17 May 1881
• “Sunny South,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 28 Jun 1881

Central School

• “Teachers’ Association,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 7 Mar 1882
• “Teachers’ Association,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Mar 1882
• “Central School,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 11 Apr 1882
• “Pleasant Reunion,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 14 Apr 1882

Weber County Assessor and Collector

• “Weber County Convention,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 16 Jul 1883
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 18 Jul 1883
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Jul 1883
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Jul 1883
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 30 Jul 1883
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 1 Aug 1883
• “Election on Monday!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 4 Aug 1883
• “Monday’s Election,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 7 Aug 1883
• “Financial Report,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 Aug 1883
• “Notice to Delinquent Taxpayers,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 21 Nov 1883
• “Notice to Delinquent Taxpayers,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 22 Nov 1883
• “Notice to Delinquent Taxpayers,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 23 Nov 1883
• “Utah Legislature,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 10 Mar 1884
• “Utah Legislature,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 Mar 1884
• “County Convention,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Jul 1884
• “People’s Ticket,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Jul 1884
• “People’s Ticket,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 28 Jul 1884
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 29 Jul 1884
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 30 Jul 1884
• “Random References, Ogden Standard Examiner, 31 Jul 1884
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 1 Aug 1884
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 2 Aug 1884
• “People’s Ticket!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 4 Aug 1884
• “Notice to Delinquent Taxpayers!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 25 Nov 1884
• “Notice to Delinquent Taxpayers!,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 28 Nov 1884
• “Weber County Officers,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 3 Oct 1888

Other Political Matters

• “Alphabetical List,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 27 Sep 1882
• “Local News Items,” Ogden Standard, Examiner, 13 Jul 1889

Jury Matters

• “Jury Venire Drawn,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Nov 1906

LDS Church Service

• “Y.M.M.I.A.,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 Nov 1881
• “Quarterly Conference,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 17 Apr 1882
• “Tabernacle Services,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 4 Aug 1884
• “Conference of Ogden Stake,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 27 Jul 1908
• “It Happened . . . 50 Years Ago,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 15 Mar 1976

Home Missionary Matters

• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 11 Sep 1882
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 Sep 1882
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 14 Sep 1882
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 10 Jul 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 11 Jul 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 6 Aug 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 Aug 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Aug 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 24 Aug 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 5 Sep 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 6 Sep 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 19 Sep 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 21 Sep 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 10 Oct 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 11 Oct 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 Oct 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 24 Nov 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 5 Dec 1883
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 5 Jan 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 24 Jan 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 25 Jan 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Jan 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 5 Feb 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 Feb 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 9 Feb 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Feb 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 23 Feb 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 3 Mar 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 4 Mar 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 Mar 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 24 Apr 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 25 Apr 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 6 May 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 May 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 28 May 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 29 May 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 9 Jun 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 24 Jun 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 Jul 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 10 Jul 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 Jul 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 23 Jul 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 25 Jul 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Jul 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 6 Aug 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 7 Aug 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 8 Aug 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 9 Aug 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Aug 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Aug 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 28 Aug 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 30 Aug 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 10 Sep 1884 
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 11 Sep 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 25 Sep 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Sep 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 29 Oct 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 30 Oct 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 Nov 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 25 Nov 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Nov 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 11 Dec 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 13 Dec 1884
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 21 Jul 1885
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 22 Jul 1885
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 4 Aug 1885
• “Missionary Appointments,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 6 Aug 1885

Deputy Sheriff

• “A Clever Capture,” Daily Enquirer, 2 Mar 1888

Property Matters

• “Real Estate Sales,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Aug 1892
• “Real Estate Transfers,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 13 Jun 1901
• “Real Estate Transfers,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 31 Jan 1908

Ogden, UT Lumber Business

• “Articles of Incorporation Filed,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 1 Apr 1892
• “Ogden Department: Lumberman Arrested: Hyrum Belnap Said to Have Refused to Display His License,” Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr 1911
• “Lumber Company Is Incorporated,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 24 Feb 1916
• “New Lumber Concern To Begin Business,” Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Feb 1916
• “Real Estate Transfers,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 23 Dec 1926
• “Only Yesterday: 50 Years Ago,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 1 Apr 1962

Preston, ID Lumber Business

• “Delinquent Water Tax,” Franklin County Citizen, 10 Jul 1919
• “Ordinance No. 158,” Franklin County Citizen, 2 Sep 1920
• “County Commissioners Equalization Meeting,” Franklin County Citizen, 21 Oct 1920

General Business

• “Chamber Of Commerce A Reality,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 1 May 1908

Travel

• “Hyrum Belnap Sees The Old World,” Ogden Standard Examiner, ____ 1912  [TO COME]

Funeral Reports

• “Death, The Great Harvester–Laid To Rest,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 23 Feb 1892
• “Mrs. Stratford’s Funeral,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 Dec 1893
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Mar 1924
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 May 1924
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 11 Jul 1924
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 19 Jul 1926
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 7 Sep 1926
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 14 Dec 1926
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 19 Dec 1926
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 10 Feb 1927
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Jun 1927
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 24 Jun 1927
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 5 Aug 1927
• “Funerals,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 17 Oct 1927
• “Rites Held in Seventh Ward,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 9 Nov 1927

Family Reunions

• “Reunion Called by Belnap Family,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 29 Jul 1923
• “Belnaps To Hold Reunion,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 2 Sep 1923
• “Belnaps of Utah Hold Family Reunion,” Deseret News, 15 Sep 1923
• “Belnap Family Linked with Ogden’s History,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 16 Sep 1923
• “New Directors Selected At Family Outing,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 24 Aug 1930
• “Reunion Held August Sixth At Blackfoot,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 14 Aug 1932

Life Experiences

• “Hyrum Belnap, At 75, Recalls Pioneer Days,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 26 Mar 1933  [TO COME]

Birthdays

• “Honored,” Deseret News, ______ 1936
• “Will Observe 80th Birthday,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Mar 1938

Death Notices

• “Hyrum Belnap Services Set For Wednesday,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 19 Sep 1938
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• “Hyrum Belnap,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Sep 1938
• “Funerals: Hyrum Belnap,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 21 Sep 1938
• “Obituary,” Salt Lake Tribune, ____ 1938  [TO COME]
• “Obituary,” Los Angeles Examiner, ____ 1938  [TO COME]

Hyrum Belnap Lumber Company

• Hyrum Belnap Lumber Company Business Meeting Minute Book [TO COME]
• Hyrum Belnap Lumber Company Stock Certificate
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Public Office Documents

• Assessor and Collector’s Office Receipt; 4 Nov 1878

European Trip Records

• U.S. Passport Application: Hyrum Belnap; 7 Apr 1913
• Boston Passenger List, S.S. Cymric; 1 Jul 1913 (departed Liverpool, England; arrived 10 Jul 1913, Boston, MA; from Ancestry.com)

Census Records (prior to marriages)

• 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Weber County, UT (10 Jul 1860)
• 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Weber River Valley, Weber, UT (8 Jul 1870)

Census Records (wife Christiana Rasmussen family)

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (5 Jun 1900)
• 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (21 Apr 1910)
• 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (9 Jan 1920)
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• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (8 Apr 1930)

Census Records (wife Anna C. Bluth family)

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

Land Records

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Death/Estate Records

• Death Certificate: Hyrum Belnap; 1938
• Probate Records: In re Estate of Hyrum Belnap, Second District Court, Weber County, UT, case no. 6076 (includes Hyrum Belnap will, legal action between two families, suit for genealogical records, etc.); 26 Sep 1938-14 May 1957

Miscellaneous Materials

• Laws of the Territory of Utah Passed by the Legislative Assembly, Star Printing Co. [etc.], p. 622 1884  [TO COME]
• Hyrum Belnap Family Chart (prepared by Brent J. Belnap and Steven A Belnap), Aug 1979

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)
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  • 14/21 Aug 1989
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  • 4 Sep 1989
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• Jewel B. Furniss Interview, Ogden, UT (conducted by Brent J. Belnap and Joy M. Belnap) (WMA audio files; large)
  • 10 Aug 1990
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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 (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

• Hyrum Belnap, age 19 (taken in Ogden, Utah, at J. O. Stephens), about 1877 (from Marion Adaline Belnap Kerr photo collection)
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• Hyrum Belnap, age 19 (taken in Ogden, Utah, at J. O. Stephens) (same as above; black/white), about 1877
• Hyrum Belnap as a young man (from original in possession of Patricia Belnap Johnson)
• Hyrum Belnap, shortly after marriage to Anna Constantia Bluth, Feb 1888
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• Hyrum Belnap, shortly after marriage to Anna Constantia Bluth, Feb 1888 (from original in possession of Patricia Belnap Johnson)
• Hyrum Belnap, daughter Flora Belnap, and son Hyrum Earl Belnap aboard steamship in England, about 191[2] (from original in possession of Patricia Belnap Johnson)
• Hyrum Belnap (from small “photo booth” image)
• Hyrum Belnap, portrait (taken in Ogden, Utah, by Thomas)
• Hyrum Belnap, portrait (taken in Ogden, Utah, by Thomas) (same as above; from Church History Library, PH 1700 290)
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• Hyrum Belnap, portrait (taken in Ogden, Utah, by Weber)
• Hyrum Belnap, portrait, before 1913
• Hyrum Belnap, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, before 1913
• Hyrum Belnap, on front porch of 904 21st Street, Ogden, Utah, 22 Mar 1931
• Hyrum Belnap, matching portrait with wife Anna Constantia Bluth, Dec 1933
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• Hyrum Belnap Funeral, floral arrangements at Ogden City Cemetery, 21 Sep 1938
• Hyrum Belnap Funeral, floral arrangements at Ogden City Cemetery, 21 Sep 1938
• [Photo of David O. McKay at Hyrum Belnap Funeral]

Group Images

• Joseph Belnap (seated) and Hyrum Belnap (standing), prior to departing on mission to Southern States, 1882
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• Joseph Belnap (seated) and Hyrum Belnap (standing), 1882 (from original in possession of Patricia Belnap Johnson)
• Hyrum Belnap with wife Christiana Rasmussen, daughter Olive, and Christiana’s brother at monument to man who wrote “Home Sweet Home” in San Francisco, California, early 1900s
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• Hyrum and Anna C. Bluth Belnap Family Portrait, about 1913 (black background)
• Hyrum and Anna C. Bluth Belnap Family Portrait, about 1913 (white background)
• Augustus Weber Belnap, Mary Louisa Belnap Lowe, and Hyrum Belnap (left to right) at Belnap Family Reunion held in Salem, Idaho, at home of Augustus Weber Belnap (“Uncle Gus”) (from “A” Jewel Belnap Furniss), Aug 1936
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• Family Gathering at Belnap Family Reunion held in Salem, Idaho, at home of Augustus Weber Belnap (from “A” Jewel Belnap Furniss), Aug 1936
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Headstone

• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Hyrum Belnap (family plot marker) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• Headstone: Ogden City Cemetery: Hyrum Belnap (flat) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)

Residence: 2149 Madison Avenue, Ogden, UT

• House Front (viewed from southeast) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• House Front (viewed from northeast) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• House Back (viewed from southwest) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Jul 2007)
• “Hyrum Belnap” house sign (sign now in possession of Brent J. Belnap) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, about 1994)

Residence: 918 21st Street, Ogden, UT

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

Video Footage

• H. Earl Belnap Story (includes footage of Hyrum Belnap and other family members), 1932-1936 (MPG file; received from Bruce E. Belnap)
• Hyrum Belnap Family (received from Michael Jenson) (BFO YouTube)

Spouses

• Christiana Rasmussen (1863-1928) [ADD NEW LINK]
• Anna Contantia Bluth (1869-1931) [ADD NEW LINK]

Children

through Christiana Rasmussen

• Laura Belnap (1884-1928) (twin) [no issue]
• Flora Belnap (1884-1955) (twin) [no issue]
• Marion Adaline Belnap (1886-1972)
• Olive Christiana Belnap (1888-1979)
• Hyrum Adolphus Belnap (1890-1940)
• Eva Laverne Belnap (1893-1894) [no issue]
• Royal James Belnap (1898-1903) [no issue]

through Anna Constantia Bluth

• Hyrum Earl Belnap (1890-1955)
• Arias Guy Belnap (1893-1974)
• Volney Bryan Belnap (1895-1982)
• “A” Jewel Belnap (1905-1993)
• Della Augusta Belnap (1907-1993) [no issue]
• Gladys Belnap (1912-1999)
• Byron Knight Belnap (1914-1995)

Parents

• Gilbert Belnap (1821-1899)
• Adaline Knight (1831-1919)

Last update:  20 Sep 2022