Elmer R Meiklejohn

Brief Life History of Elmer R

When Elmer R Meiklejohn was born on 17 December 1895, in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Robert A. Meiklejohn, was 23 and his mother, Charlotte Levina Henson, was 26. He married Mary St Clair on 30 June 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 7 February 1961, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Elmer R Meiklejohn
1895–1961
Mary St Clair
1901–1944
Marriage: 30 June 1926
Mary Dolores Meiklejohn
1927–2006

Sources (18)

  • Elmer M Meiklejohn, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Elmer R. Meiklejohn, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Elmer R Meiklejohn, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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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.

1898 · The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory Opens

The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory harvested sugar from beets because sugar cane was hard to grow in northern Utah. During World War, it was hard to get sugar beet seeds, so the company started to harvest the seeds of the beets they were using. The Company merged with a factory in Logan to create the Amalgamated Sugar Company which is still operational today.

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

Scottish: nickname from Middle Scots mekill, meikill ‘big’ + the personal name John .

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

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