Myrtle Rose Vetsch

Brief Life History of Myrtle Rose

When Myrtle Rose Vetsch was born on 19 November 1909, in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States, her father, Joseph Balthasar Vetsch, was 39 and her mother, Susan Ann Wheeler, was 37. She married James Howard Harkness on 6 November 1925, in American Falls, Power, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in United States in 1949 and Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1950. She died on 18 August 1984, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Howard Harkness
1901–1951
Myrtle Rose Vetsch
1909–1984
Marriage: 6 November 1925
Robert Vernon Harkness
1926–2014
Billie Harkness
1929–
Dolores Carolyn Harkness
1930–1998

Sources (28)

  • Rose Myrtle Harkness, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Myrtle Rose Vetsch - Government record: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Myrtle Rose Vetsch
  • Rose Vetsch, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1914 · Hotel Brigham Built

Constructed in two phases, 1914 and 1924, Hotel Brigham was originally built to house transient railroad workers.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Niklaus.

Swiss German: probably a variant of German Wetsch .

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

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