Wilford Wendell Bowthorpe went by his middle name Wendell. He was a dance teacher.
Fact: Residence (1920) Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Fact: Residence (1930) Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Fact: Military Draft Registration (16 Oct 1940) Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Fact: Military Service (06 Nov 1942) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Fact: Obituary (02 Mar 1996) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Sources
1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PN-1R9 : accessed 21 August 2020), Wilford Bowtharpe in household of Wilford Bowtharpe, Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing ED 30, sheet 6A, line 7, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1864; FHL microfilm 1,821,864.
1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6Z-CTF : accessed 21 August 2020), Wilford W Bowthorpe in household of Wilford R Bowthorpe, Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 97, sheet 19A, line 25, family 369, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2416; FHL microfilm 2,342,150.
1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT43-VQS : 28 February 2020), Wendell Bowthorpe in household of Wilfred Bowthorpe, Election Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-3, sheet 18B, line 50, family 381, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4215.
Death: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1BJ-M6Y : 22 July 2020), Wendell Bowthorpe, 28 Feb 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Military Service: "Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QB7G-ND3Z : 30 June 2020), Wendell Wilford Bowthorpe, 6 Nov 1942; citing Military Service, Fort Douglas, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 008244948.
World War II Draft Registration: "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WP-6753 : 3 March 2020), Wendell Wilford Bowthorpe, 16 Oct 1940; records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, NARA "Draft Registration Cards for Utah, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 6002234. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, FHL microfilm 00803.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilford by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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