Clifford Jackson Gunn

Brief Life History of Clifford Jackson

When Clifford Jackson Gunn was born on 2 October 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, John Francis Gunn, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Deseret Jackson, was 35. He married Loraine White on 20 October 1926, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 3, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 31 July 1991, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clifford Jackson Gunn
1905–1991
Loraine White
1907–1991
Marriage: 20 October 1926
Marilyn Gunn
1927–2014
Vauna Loraine Gunn
1934–2024

Sources (28)

  • Clifford J Gunn, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Clifford Jackson Gunn, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Clifford Jackson Gunn, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

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.

1928 · The Tower Theater

The Tower Theatre is a historic film theater operated by the Salt Lake Film Society. The theater presents independent films and is a venue for the Sundance Film Festival. It also presents classic films on occasional weekends and hosts a movie-rental library for those that want to expand their cinematic knowledge.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (based on a word meaning ‘battle’), or perhaps from Gunne, a pet form of the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr (see Gunnell ).

History: This is the name of a Scottish clan or family associated principally with Caithness and Sutherland. It claims descent from a certain Gunni or Guinn who lived in the 12th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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