Brief Life History of James Rudy
When James Rudy Atkinson was born on 5 January 1902, in Woods Cross, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, James Isaac Atkinson Jr, was 21 and his mother, Anna Maria Rudy, was 22. He married Blanche Loretta Webb on 22 November 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 30 July 1975, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- James Rudy Atkinson in household of James Isaac Atkinson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Unknown, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- James Rudy Atkinson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1908 · The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot
Being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot dates to the more prosperous era in the history of American railroad travel. Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroads and the Oregon Short Line. The platforms behind the station ran north-to-south, parallel to the first main line built in the Salt Lake Valley. When Amtrak was formed in 1971, it took over the passenger services at the station, but all trains were moved to the Rio Grande station after it joined Amtrak. In January 2006, The Depot was opened as a shopping center that housed shops, restaurants and music venues.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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