Esther Hokanson

Brief Life History of Esther

When Esther Hokanson was born on 24 January 1894, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States, her father, Gustav Hokanson, was 26 and her mother, Karin Hanson, was 25. She married Jay Trowbridge on 20 October 1915, in Bonneville, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in United States in 1949 and Ucon Election Precinct, Bonneville, Idaho, United States in 1950. She died on 20 January 1963, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jay Trowbridge
1892–1981
Esther Hokanson
1894–1963
Marriage: 20 October 1915
Jay Vincent Trowbridge
1916–1972
Rollin Ray Trowbridge
1921–1921
Carol Ruth Trowbridge
1927–2010
Robert Ross Trowbridge
1936–2023

Sources (34)

  • Esther Trawbridge, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Esther Hokinsan Trowbridge, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Esther M Hokanson, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

1905

Historical Boundaries 1905: Cassia, Idaho, United States

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Erik, Fritjof, Hjalmer, Hokan, Knute, Lars, Nels, Ragner.

Americanized form of Swedish Håkansson (see Hakanson ) and its Norwegian cognate Håkensen (see Haakenson ).

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

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