Sylvia M. Nordstrom

Brief Life History of Sylvia M.

When Sylvia M. Nordstrom was born in January 1890, in Nebraska, United States, her father, Samuel Nordstrom, was 38 and her mother, Agnes Olson, was 32. She married Robert Hensen Gunter on 21 May 1917. She lived in Gipson Precinct 16, Weld, Colorado, United States in 1900 and Weld, Colorado, United States in 1910. She died on 10 October 1918, at the age of 28, and was buried in Windsor, Weld, Colorado, United States.

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Robert Hensen Gunter
1892–1965
Sylvia M. Nordstrom
1890–1918
Marriage: 21 May 1917

Sources (3)

  • Sylvia M Nordstrom in household of Agnes Nordstrom, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Sylvia M. Nordstrom Gunter, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Sylvia Nordstrom in household of Samuel Nordstrom, "United States Census, 1900"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Gold is Discovered

In 1890, Robert Miller Womack discovers a rich gold deposit along Cripple Creek, near the western slope of Pikes Peak. This would become the richest gold strike in the Rocky Mountin area.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Nils, Erik, Elof, Evald, Lennart, Mauritz, Nels, Sven.

Swedish (Nordström): ornamental name composed of theelements nord ‘north’ + ström ‘river’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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