Brief Life History of George
When George Magnuson was born on 9 July 1896, in Mountain View, Santa Clara, California, United States, his father, Adolph Wilhelm Magnusson, was 35 and his mother, Emily Nelson, was 26. He married Ada Jensen on 11 June 1929, in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 31 December 1987, in Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States.
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- George Magnusen, "United States 1950 Census"
- George Magnison, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- George Magnuson, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1897 · The Utah State Historical Society
The Utah State Historical Society was, founded in 1897 and now part of the Government of Utah's Division of State History. It encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history. It also publishes a history journal named the Utah Historical Quarterly. The Utah State Historical Society has grown to several thousand members and has published over 300 issues of the Utah Historical Quarterly.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Helmer, Sven, Kerstin, Alf, Anders, Hilma, Knut, Monrad, Thor.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Magnusson .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Magnussen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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