Vera Janet Verasoff

Brief Life History of Vera Janet

When Vera Janet Verasoff was born on 19 August 1919, in Lowell, Cochise, Arizona, United States, her father, Alex Verasoff, was 41 and her mother, Maria Kasiemoff, was 36. She had at least 1 son with Marlin Bendt "M.B." Rasmussen. She lived in Broderick, Yolo, California, United States in 1930 and Broderick, West Sacramento, Yolo, California, United States in 1950. She died on 10 August 1980, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 60.

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Family Time Line

Marlin Bendt "M.B." Rasmussen
1902–1979
Vera Janet Verasoff
1919–1980
Robert Allen Rasmusson
1957–1981

Sources (8)

  • Vera Verasoff, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Vera Verasoff - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Vera Verasoff
  • Vera A Rasmusson, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

World Events (8)

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

name, meaning ‘faith’. It coincides in form with the feminine form of the Latin adjective verus ‘true’. It was introduced to Britain at the beginning of the 20th century and was popular in the early decades, notably borne by the singer Vera Lynn , ‘The Forces Sweetheart’ ( b. 1917 as Vera Welch ), but has since gone out of fashion.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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