Brief Life History of Lola Juanita
When Lola Juanita Backman was born on 7 July 1892, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, George Siegfrid Backman, was 26 and her mother, Mary Ophelia Allred, was 24. She married Arthur Marion Peterson on 6 June 1917, in Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Brooklyn Election Precinct, Lemhi, Idaho, United States in 1940 and World for about 10 years. She died on 9 January 1977, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside, California, United States.
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- Lola Peterson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Lola J Peterson, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Lola Backman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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.
1916 · No-Ni-Shee Arch
The No-Ni-Shee Arch was a temporary archway near the intersection of Main Street and South Temple in downtown Salt Lake City. The archway was built in 1916 for the Wizard of the Wasatch festival. The name No-Ni-Shee was derived from a mythical American Indian Salt Princess. Her tears caused the Great Salt Lake to be salty. The arch was dedicated to her and sprayed with salt water so that salt eventually crystallized on Main Street. The Wizard’s carnivals enlivened Utah’s summers for several years. The last Wizard of the Wasatch carnival was held in 1916, on the eve of World War I.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Egil, Erik, Hilma, Lasse, Nels, Sven.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements back(e) ‘hill’ + man ‘man’.
Swedish (Bäckman): ornamental name composed of the elements bäck ‘stream’ + man ‘man’. Compare Beckman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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When Grandma was little
Grandma Peterson told me that she grew up in Spring City, Utah and was raised by her Grandmother, Mary Ann Pollard Allred and her Grandfather, James Anderson Allred because her mother died when she wa …
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