Brief Life History of John Sven
When John Sven Anderson was born on 13 February 1874, in Glendale, Kane, Utah, United States, his father, Sven Magnus Anderson, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Emma Carpenter, was 26. He married Minda Lucinda Harris on 8 June 1910, in Glendale, Kane, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 4 Glendale, Kane, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 22 September 1963, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Glendale City Cemetery, Glendale, Kane, Utah, United States.
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Sources (38)
- John Sven Anderson in entry for Eva Anderson, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- John Sven Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- John S Anderson in entry for Dallas Anderson and Lila Reese, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1874–1963 Male
1887–1957 Female
Children (5)
1911–1979 Female
1913–1978 Male
1915–1999 Male
1918–2002 Female
1921–2004 Female
Parents and Siblings
1836–1909 Male
1847–1916 Female
Siblings (13)
1871–1964 Female
1872–1893 Female
1874–1963 Male
1875–1965 Female
1876–1960 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
Age 22
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 24
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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the History of John Sven Anderson written by himself
I was born the 13th. of February 1874, at Glendale, Kane, Utah. The oldest son of Sven Magnus and Elizabeth Emma Carpenter Anderson. The third child in a family of 13 children. I remember …
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