Sgt. Chester Earl Knudsen

Male21 August 1910–14 April 1969

Brief Life History of Chester Earl

When Sgt. Chester Earl Knudsen was born on 21 August 1910, in Split Rock, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Adolph Fredrick Knudsen, was 43 and his mother, Nicoline Hedvig Jensen, was 34. He married Betty Jane Baumheier on 16 February 1946, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States. He lived in Fairbanks, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States in 1920 and Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, United States for about 5 years. He died on 14 April 1969, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States.

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Sgt. Chester Earl Knudsen
1910–1969
Betty Jane Baumheier
1917–1970
Marriage: 16 February 1946

Sources (5)

  • Chester Knudsen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Chester E. Knudsen, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Chester E Knudsen in household of Roy R Knudsen, "United States Census, 1940"

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  • Marriage
    16 February 1946Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 2

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    1919 · Minimum Wage Laws Passed

    Age 9

    The first minimum wage law took effect in 1919 and specified women and children under 17 years of age should be paid 22 cents per hour.

    1927

    Age 17

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knud, Niels, Holger, Jorgen, Ove, Alf, Alfhild, Anders, Baard, Berger, Einer.

    Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the Danish personal name Knud, derived from Old Norse Knútr meaning ‘knot’. Knud was a Danish royal name, Latinized as Canutus.

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

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