Claus Hjalmar Rostrom

Brief Life History of Claus

When Claus Hjalmar Rostrom was born on 31 December 1880, in Helgesta, Södermanland, Sweden, his father, Lars Wilhelm Råström, was 58 and his mother, Anna Katarina Ersdotter, was 40. He married Signe Caroline Johanson on 9 May 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1902 and lived in Elberta, Utah, Utah, United States in 1920 and Mammoth Election Precinct, Juab, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 13 April 1958, in Mammoth, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Eureka, Juab, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Claus Hjalmar Rostrom
1880–1958
Signe Caroline Johanson
1884–1958
Marriage: 9 May 1906
Clarence William Rostrom
1908–1977
Lilly Caroline Rostrom
1909–1988
Mabel Rostrom
1914–1915

Sources (35)

  • Claus Rostrom, "United States Census, 1920"
  • 1880 Birth Record, Helgesta, Södermanlands, Sweden
  • Clarence Rostrom, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1895

Historical Boundaries 1895: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1901

First Nobel Prize awarded.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Knute, Thor, Alf, Berger, Erik, Maren, Nels, Niels, Ylva.

Swedish (Boström): ornamental name composed of the elements bo ‘dwelling, farm’ + ström ‘river’.

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

Story Highlight

A Bowl of Peanuts for a Nickel.

Dad would often tell me stories of his days growing up in Eureka. He would spend a lot of time in Mammoth at the homes of Claus and Signe Rostrom, his great-grandparents, and his grandparents Clarenc …

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