Charles Lawler Erickson

Male24 July 1926–11 August 2003

Brief Life History of Charles Lawler

When Charles Lawler Erickson was born on 24 July 1926, in Winner, Tripp, South Dakota, United States, his father, Paul Godfrey Erickson, was 29 and his mother, Josephine Blanch Lawler, was 24. He married Jessie Carol Alexander on 13 September 1946, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States in 1940 and Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 11 August 2003, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Charles Lawler Erickson
1926–2003
Jessie Carol Alexander
1928–2012
Marriage: 13 September 1946

Sources (15)

  • Charles L Erickson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Charles L Erickson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Charles Erickson, "South Dakota, School Records, 1879-1970"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 September 1946Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1927

    Age 1

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    1938 · Murray Theater Opens

    Age 12

    Murray Theater opened on October 28, 1938, and was built by Tony Duvall. The opening shows were Alexander's Ragtime Band and Hawaiian Holiday. The white front of the theater was lit by fluorescent lighting with a red vertical sign. The theater also screened blockbuster Hollywood movies such as Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.

    1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

    Age 21

    The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.

    Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .

    English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.

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

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