Brief Life History of Floyd Gatewood
When Floyd Gatewood Chivers was born on 28 September 1921, in Pettus, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States, his father, William Floyd Chivers, was 35 and his mother, Lennie Lorene Jeffries, was 31. He married Vilda Watson Parker on 24 January 1946. He lived in Richwoods Township, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 17 May 1996, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Floyd L Chivers, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Floyd Gatewood Chivers - Individual or family possessions: Birth record or certificate: birth: 28 September 1921; Pettus, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
- Floyd Gatewood Chivers, "Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1922 · Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States National Monument protecting the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and a cave system on Mount Timpanogos. There are three caves in the cave system, one of which is specifically called Timpanogos Cave but the caves are only viewable on guided tours when the monument is open.
1923 · President Harding visits Utah to get to know the people.
President Warren G. Harding's visited Utah as part of a broader tour of the western United States designed to bring him closer to the people and their conditions. After Speaking at Liberty Park, the president went to the Hotel Utah where he met with President Heber J. Grant and talked to him about the history of the church.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Cheever .
History: This Norman name has been in southeast Leinster, Ireland, since the 12th century. Thomas Chivers (c. 1627–64) bought land in Surry County, VA, in 1659.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT) - May 21, 1996 Deceased Name: Floyd Gatewood Chivers Floyd Gatewood Chivers , our wonderful father and "granddaddy", passed away May 17, 1996 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fl …
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