Brief Life History of Gladys Helen
When Gladys Helen Olsen was born on 28 October 1905, in Utah, United States, her father, Charles Edward Olsen, was 20 and her mother, Doris Agnes Needham, was 20. She lived in Los Angeles Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 1 years. She died on 5 November 1980, in Ojai, Ventura, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Gladys H Olsen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Gladys Helen Olsen, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- Gladys Olsen, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1908 · Utah's First National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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