Marlan Gilbert Erickson

Brief Life History of Marlan Gilbert

When Marlan Gilbert Erickson was born on 8 February 1903, in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Carl Gustaf Englebrecht Erickson, was 32 and his mother, Annie Elizabeth Bright, was 25. He married Berniece Gleason on 6 April 1932, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States in 1940 and Washington Terrace, Weber, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 15 January 1969, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Marlan Gilbert Erickson
1903–1969
Berniece Gleason
1910–2008
Marriage: 6 April 1932
Bruce G. Erickson
1934–2010
Erick Boyce Erickson
1940–2021

Sources (35)

  • Marlin G Erickson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Marlan Gilbert Erickson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Marlan Gilbert Erickson, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .

English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.

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

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Story Highlight

Carl Golden Erickson's memories of his brother Marlan

Taken from a history compiled by Spencer Erickson- The Lord blessed Marlan and I to enjoy playing together when we were little boys. Both of us laid down in a dry ditch where we played, then went to …

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