Edna Rowena Nielson

Brief Life History of Edna Rowena

When Edna Rowena Nielson was born on 8 April 1891, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, her father, Andrew C Nielson, was 22 and her mother, Ellen Bailey, was 22. She married Everett Edwin Bucknum on 14 October 1913, in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Riverside, California, United States in 1930 and San Rafael Judicial Township, Marin, California, United States for about 5 years. She died on 22 November 1978, in San Rafael, Marin, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in San Rafael, Marin, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Everett Edwin Bucknum
1891–1976
Edna Rowena Nielson
1891–1978
Marriage: 14 October 1913
Jean F Bucknum
1916–
Jack Everett Bucknum
1921–1994

Sources (20)

  • Rowena Bucknum in household of Everett Bucknum, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Rowena Edna Nielson, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Rowena Edna Bucknum, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

World Events (8)

1892

Historical Boundaries: 1892: Canyon, Idaho, United States

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.

1915 · Dinosaur National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument is a park that contains over 800 paleontological sites and fossils. It was declared a National Monument on October 4, 1915.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Lanarkshire): patronymic from the personal name Neil , meaning ‘son of Neil’, or an Anglicized form of McNeill .

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Nielsen and, in some cases, of Swedish Nilsson .

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

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