Brief Life History of Elias Johan
When Elias Johan Ellefsen was born on 8 April 1902, in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Elias Johan Ellefsen, was 29 and his mother, Johndine Martine Hilland, was 29. He married Lou Orrock on 13 January 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 3 May 1935, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Elias Ellefsen in household of Elias Ellefsen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Elias J Ellefsen, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Elias John Ellefsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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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.
1904 · Åsta Holth
Birth year of Åsta Holth. Well-known Norwegian author who was born at Svullrya in Hedmark county. She was of Forest Finnish descent. Many of her written works were about the residents of Finnskogen. Norwegian novelist, poet and short story writer.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Astrid.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ellef, from Old Norse Eilífr, a compound of ei ‘alone’, ‘sole’ or ‘always’ + lífr ‘living, alive’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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