Brief Life History of Erich Gerhard
When Erich Gerhard Claus was born on 9 October 1907, in Pauschwitz, Kreis Grimma, Saxony, Germany, his father, Wilhelm Bruno Claus, was 36 and his mother, Anna Carolina Kaminsky, was 33. He married Dora Ida Naether on 17 October 1939, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 2 August 1968, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Erich Claus, "United States Census, 1940"
- Erich Gerhard Claus, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Erich Gerhard Claus, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1908 · The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot
Being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot dates to the more prosperous era in the history of American railroad travel. Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroads and the Oregon Short Line. The platforms behind the station ran north-to-south, parallel to the first main line built in the Salt Lake Valley. When Amtrak was formed in 1971, it took over the passenger services at the station, but all trains were moved to the Rio Grande station after it joined Amtrak. In January 2006, The Depot was opened as a shopping center that housed shops, restaurants and music venues.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Bodo, Heinz, Alfons, Eberhard, Erwin, Gerhard, Gunther, Helmut, Jochen, Kurt, Otto.
Flemish, Walloon, Dutch, and German: from a variant of the personal name Klaus , a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). This surname is also found in France (Alsace, Lorraine, and Nord). Compare Clouse .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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