Aretta Velzora Durrant^[1]

1897 - 1979  (81 years)

• Name	Aretta Velzora Durrant
  Born	25 Feb 1897	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [2]
  	Census 1900 Utah, Utah, Provo, District 164, 9 Jun 1900, SD 273, ED 164, sheet 10A, Dwelling 176, Family 181 Arthur J. Durrant, head, 27 (Dec 1872). Josephine, wife 39 (Aug 1860). They have been married for 5 years; 3 children, all living. Children: Arthur J. Jr., son 4 (Aug 1895); Areta, daughter 3 (Feb 1897); Leroy, son (May 1899). Also living with them is John H. Durrant, brother 24 (July 1875). Arthur is a harness maker; owns home free of mortgage. John is a harness maker. All adults can read and write. All were born in Utah. Arthur and John's parents were born England. Josephine's parents were born in England (father) and mother in Denmark. Next door to Neils and Helen Pearson; two doors down from Charles and Anna Cook. Note: Ancestry index reflects that Josephine is 39 but actual document reads 29
  	Age: 3
  Census	27 Apr 1910	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  	Census 1910 Utah, Utah, Provo, Ward 3, District 194, SD 1 Utah, ED 19, sheet 11B, Dwelling 227, Family 227 Arthur J. Durrant, head, 37. Josephine, wife 39. First marriage for both; married 15 years, 7 children born, 7 living. Children: Arthur J. Jr., son 14; Aretta B., daughter 13; LeRoy G., son 10; Wallace P., son 8; Vera, daughter 6; Dora, daughter 4; James, son 1. All were born in Utah. He is a farmer working on his own account. Owns home with a mortgage. All can read and write except for the 4 youngest children. Arthur, Aretta and LeRoy are attending school. Next door to Rodney and Fusan Carter; Hela B. and Laura C. Johnson. Note: Durrant transcribed as Darraut; census is very hard to read.
  	Age: 13
  Census	15 Jan 1920	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [3]
  	Census 1920 Utah, Utah, Provo, District 207, 15 Jan 1920, SD 2, ED 207, sheet 13A, Farm, Dwelling 254, Family 258 A. J. Durrant, head, 47. Josephine, wife, 49. Children: Alfred J., son 24; Aretta, daughter 22; Elroy, son 20; Wallace, son 17; Vera, daughter 16; Dora, daughter 14; Monroe, son 10; Josephine, daughter 6. They own their farm free of a mortgage. All were born in Utah. He is a farmer working on his own account. All can read and write. Alfred and Wallace are farm helpers. Wallace, Vera, Dora, Monroe and Josephine are attending school. Next door to Mrs. Daniel Halladay; Mary E. Harvey.
  	Age: 22
  Died	10 Feb 1979	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Buried	14 Feb 1979	Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [4]
  		Aretta Durrant Mitchell (1897 - 1979) - Find A Grave
  Person ID	I935	clanSoren
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Arthur Joseph Durrant,   b. 13 Sep 1872, American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 4 Jul 1949, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Josephine Peay,   b. 14 Aug 1870, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 1945, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1894	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ephraim Arthur Mitchell,   b. 4 Apr 1874,   d. 10 May 1964  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2007
  Family ID	F646	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] FamilySearch™ LDS, IGI Individual Record, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1900; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: T623 1687; Page: 10A (Reliability: 3). [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1920;Census Place: Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah; Roll: T625_1868; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 207 (Reliability: 3). [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 83298551 (Reliability: 3). [S172] BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History, (BYU Idaho) (Reliability: 3). Groom's Last Name: DURRANT Groom's First Name: Arthur Joseph (22) Bride's Last Name: PEAY Bride's First Name: Josephine J. (24) Bride's Residence: Provo Groom's Residence: Provo State: Utah County: Utah Place: Salt Lake City Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1894 Partial Date: null Volume: 2 Comment: null Page: 215