Brief Life History of John Logan
When John Logan Balderston was born on 3 July 1887, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Eli Balderston, was 51 and his mother, Celestia Vilate Buckland, was 28. He married Nancy Arilla Goldsberry on 12 January 1909, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in West Nampa Election Precinct, Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 20 July 1966, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
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- John L Balderston, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mr. Logan Baldeston, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John Logan Balderston, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890
Idaho is the 43rd state.
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.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from either of two places in Lancashire called Balderston(e), deriving their names from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Baldhere (composed of the elements bald ‘bold, brave’ + here ‘army’) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Scottish: habitational name from Balderston in West Lothian, which has the same etymology as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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