Brief Life History of Sherman Stephen
When Sherman Stephen Bjarnson was born on 2 February 1905, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Stephan Bjarnason, was 25 and his mother, Jennie Elizabeth Hampshire, was 23. He married Maxine James Pelton on 19 September 1931, in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, United States. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. He died on 3 March 1976, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Sherman S Barnson in household of Wilson H Fusselman, "United States Census, 1930"
- Unknown, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Sherman Stephen Bjarnson, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1926 · The Dough Boy Monument
When the United States entered the World War, the people of Mt. Pleasant loyally responded to every call. One hundred and eighteen boys enlisted from Mt. Pleasant and only three of them died in service. In June 1918, there was a deposit of $7,500 in the Mt. Pleasant Com¬mercial and Savings Bank by the treasurer of the National American Red Cross, N.S. Nielsen. Local committees were organized within the local Red Cross. With much collaboration with the community, the Doughboy statute was erected to honor the soldiers that fought and died in World War II.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Erik, Sig, Arni, Berger, Birgit, Lars, Ove, Selmer, Thor.
Americanized form of Swedish Björnsson or its rare variant Björnson: patronymic from the personal name Björn (see Bjorn ).
Americanized form of Norwegian Bjørnsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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