Marvin Randall Lambson-Cook

Brief Life History of Marvin Randall

Marvin Randall Lambson-Cook was born on 23 July 1901, in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. He married Erma Grace Francom on 20 October 1923, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Election Precinct 10, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and San Diego Township, San Diego, California, United States in 1935. He died on 7 January 1981, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 79.

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Marvin Randall Lambson-Cook
1901–1981
Cerissa Mary Watkins
1912–2001
Marriage: 5 September 1939
B Lowen Cook
1942–1993

Sources (16)

  • Marvin R Cook, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mr. Marvin Randall Cook, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Marvin R Cook, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1922 · Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States National Monument protecting the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and a cave system on Mount Timpanogos. There are three caves in the cave system, one of which is specifically called Timpanogos Cave but the caves are only viewable on guided tours when the monument is open.

Name Meaning

Medieval variant of Mervyn , resulting from the regular Middle English change of -er- to -ar-. Modern use may represent a transferred use of the surname derived from this in the Middle Ages. It is popular in the United States, where it is associated in particular with the American singer Marvin Gaye ( 1939–84 ) and the boxer Marvin Hagler ( b. 1954 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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