Brief Life History of Roy H
When Roy H Sorensen was born on 5 August 1919, in Balluff, Scott, Iowa, United States, his father, Anders Christian Sørensen, was 30 and his mother, Konstance Marie Christensen, was 30. He married Rose C Coffey in April 1948, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Hazel Dell Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 29 November 1988, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 69.
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Sources (8)
- Roy Sorensen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Roy Herold Sorenson, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Roy Harold Sorensen, "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"
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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.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.
Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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