Ralph Leslie Rogerson

Brief Life History of Ralph Leslie

When Ralph Leslie Rogerson was born on 16 December 1918, in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Charles Leslie Rogerson, was 31 and his mother, Mary Ellen Smith, was 33. He married Helen Mildred Lazar on 7 April 1947, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Roy, Weber, Utah, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 21 May 1997, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Leslie Rogerson
1918–1997
Helen Mildred Lazar
1917–1999
Marriage: 7 April 1947
Kirk Lazar Rogerson
1951–2002

Sources (13)

  • Ralph L Rogerson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ralph Lester Rogerson, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • Ralph L. Rogerson, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1924 · The Egyptian Theater is Constructed

"After the Arlington Hotel burnt down in 1923, Harman and Louis Peery devised a plan to build a grand theater like the Grand Opera House but with moving pictures. It was constructed after the manner of other famous theaters that were Egyptian-themed. The first feature played there was a silent film titled, ""Wanderer of the Wasteland"" and was accompanied by the famous pipe organ named, ""The Mighty Wurlitzer"". In 1951 the theater was renovated so that more people would be able to enjoy the films shown there. The theater exists today but only as a community theater and performing arts house."

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Roger + -son.

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

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