When Johan George Persson was born on 18 April 1870, in Hudiksvall, Gävleborg, Sweden, his father, Jon Gustav Persson, was 29 and his mother, Christina Elisabet Agren, was 41. He married Vendla Matilda Anderson on 3 January 1892, in Hudiksvall, Gävleborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hälsingtuna, Gävleborg, Sweden for about 19 years. He died on 27 March 1958, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Anders, Erik, Lars, Erland, Lennart, Agnar, Arnell, Bjorn, Helmer, Hilma, Joakim. German Kurt, Darrold, Hans, Mathias, Frieda, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Per, vernacular shortened form of Peter . It is also established in Denmark and northern Germany. Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
English: variant of Parson .
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