Brief Life History of Sylvia
When Sylvia Gregerson was born on 12 July 1929, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, James Sylvester Gregerson, was 37 and her mother, Merle Lucy Andrus, was 33. She married George Hyrum Scharman on 13 August 1948, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. She died on 24 September 2009, in Cedar Hills, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Sylvia Charman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Sylvia Scharman, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Sylvia Scharman, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1931 · The Hogle Zoo
Being supported through Salt Lake City taxes, Hogle Zoo has been at its present location at the mouth of Emigration Canyon since 1931 on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hogle. In 1936, the zoo purchased Princess Alice, an elephant, from a traveling circus. She gave birth to the first elephant born in Utah. His name was Prince Utah and he died at eleven months old. Current exhibits include various birds, mammals, and reptiles from around the world.
1950
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Juel, Lars, Viggo.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Gregersen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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