Brief Life History of Lester E.
When Lester E. Hegland was born on 16 January 1919, in Oberon, Benson, North Dakota, United States, his father, Julius M Hegland, was 39 and his mother, Sigrid Hovind, was 24. He married Florence Evelyn Carlson on 3 August 1944, in Minnewaukan, Benson, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 1 March 1983, in McCarthy, Third Judicial District, Alaska, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Buriāl, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Lester Hagland in household of Julius Hagland, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lester E. Hegland - Published information: birth: 16 January 1919;
- Lester E. Hegland, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1920
Women are given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Gudrun, Hjalmer, Sig, Tor.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads, notably in Agder and southwestern Norway, named Heggland in Old Norse, from heggr ‘bird cherry (tree)’ + land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Lester Hegland & Florence Evelyn Carlson
Former Area Couple Murdered in Alaska The Forum - Fargo, North Dakota Newspaper article - March 16, 1983 Two natives of the Maddock area were among the six victims of a shooting rampage two weeks …
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