Brief Life History of Wilford Walker
When Wilford Walker Bengtzen Sr. was born on 11 December 1920, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Wilford Einar Bengtzen, was 23 and his mother, Gladys Amelia Walker, was 20. He married Ramola Osguthorpe on 31 March 1945, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 15 November 1981, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Wilford W Benetzen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Wilford Walker Bengtzen in the Utah, Select Marriage Index, 1887-1985
- Wilford Walker Bengtzen, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1923 · President Harding visits Utah to get to know the people.
President Warren G. Harding's visited Utah as part of a broader tour of the western United States designed to bring him closer to the people and their conditions. After Speaking at Liberty Park, the president went to the Hotel Utah where he met with President Heber J. Grant and talked to him about the history of the church.
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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, Thorwald. German Inge, Erwin, Kurt, Otto.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: variant of Bentsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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