Carl Johan Swendsen

Brief Life History of Carl Johan

When Carl Johan Swendsen was born on 25 October 1915, in Humboldt, California, United States, his father, Carl Johan Swendsen, was 36 and his mother, Mary Ellen Sharp, was 26. He had at least 1 daughter with Ruth Leona Cooper. He lived in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States for about 15 years and Nevada Judicial Township, Nevada, California, United States in 1940. He died on 1 May 1966, in Nevada, California, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Nevada City, Nevada, California, United States.

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Carl Johan Swendsen
1915–1966
Ruth Leona Cooper
1913–
Sandra Jean Swendsen
1939–2020

Sources (9)

  • Carl Swendsen, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Carl J Swendsen, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
  • Carl Johan Swendsen, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

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

Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Svendsen . Compare Swensen .

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

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