Russelles Viberg

Brief Life History of Russelles

When Russelles Viberg was born in 1872, in Indiana, United States, his father, George H. Viberg, was 26 and his mother, Mary E Shambaugh, was 19. He lived in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

George H. Viberg
1846–
Mary E Shambaugh
1853–
Russelles Viberg
1872–
Daisy C Viberg
1881–1938

Sources (3)

  • Russelles S Viberg in household of George H Vibery, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Russle S Viberg in household of George H Viberg, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Russelles Viberg in household of George H Viberg, "United States Census, 1920"

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1872 · The Amnesty Act

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels, Erik, Lars, Sven, Bjorn, Helmer, Nils. German Ewald, Ralf.

Swedish: ornamental name composed of an altered form of the placename element vi (representing either Old Norse vithr ‘forest’ or ‘sacred place’) + the ornamental element berg ‘mountain, hill’.

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

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