Tom Knutsen

30 August 1886–17 January 1942 (Age 55)
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Tom

When Tom Knutsen was born on 30 August 1886, in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States, his father, Andrew Knutsen, was 32 and his mother, Metta Christina Iversen, was 28. He married Elizabeth L Pickins on 14 November 1911. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States in 1930. He died on 17 January 1942, in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Scotch Ridge Cemetery, Pease Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Tom Knutsen
1886–1942
Elizabeth Lawton Pickens
1880–1932
Marriage: 14 November 1911
Thomas Bart Knutsen
1913–1928
Athelbert Hughes Knutsen
1913–1995
Howard Knutsen
1915–1979
Clyde Edwin Knutsen
1918–2002
Dale D. Knutsen Sr
1922–2002

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 November 1911Belmont, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 4
    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 · Woman's Suffrage
    Age 4
    An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
    Age 15
    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knute, Gunner, Aksel, Anders, Berent, Berger, Jarl, Knut, Lars, Nels, Nils.Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Knut, a cognate of Danish Knud (see Knudsen ).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Knudsen

    Sources (16)

    • Thomas C Knutsen in entry for Althelbert Hugh Knutsen, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
    • Thomas C Knutsen, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Thomas C. Knutsen, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

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