Brief Life History of Raymond Wallace
When Raymond Wallace Elggren was born on 30 May 1918, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Albert John Elggren, was 41 and his mother, Vilate Elizabeth Lewis, was 42. He married Ruth Robinson on 15 December 1943, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He immigrated to World in 1939 and lived in Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 7 May 2004, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Raymond W. Elggren in household of Albert J. Elggren, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Utah, Select Marriage Index, 1887-1985
- Raymond Wallace Elggren, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
From an Old French name, Raimund, of Germanic origin, from ragin ‘advice, decision’ + mund ‘protector’. This was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. Subsequently it dropped out of use, but was revived in the middle of the 19th century, together with several other given names of Old English and Norman origin.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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