Melvin Paull Alder

Brief Life History of Melvin Paull

When Melvin Paull Alder was born on 1 April 1896, in Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, Theodore Daniel Alder, was 38 and his mother, Alice Ellen Paull, was 24. He married Emma Chrisstella Jensen on 30 July 1919, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1944 and lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 24 February 1973, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Melvin Paull Alder
1896–1973
Emma Chrisstella Jensen
1898–1997
Marriage: 30 July 1919
Melvin Dean Alder
1920–2000
Rulon Jensen Alder
1922–2015
Dennis Jensen Alder
1924–2014
Emma Ellen Alder
1926–2021
Stella Mae Alder
1932–2024

Sources (49)

  • Melvin P Alder, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Melvin Paull Alder, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Melvin Paull Alder, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1897 · The Amalgamated Sugar Company

The Amalgamated Sugar Company was founded in Logan and later moved to Boise. The company was formed by the combination of two other sugar companies, the Ogden Sugar Company and the Logan Sugar Company. During 1902, the company reported processing over 10,500 tons of sugar from 97,000 tons of sugar beets.

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.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone living by an alder tree or by a group of alders, from Middle English al(d)re, alder.

German: variant of Alter .

German: status name for a senior, from Middle High German althērre ‘(respected) older gentleman’.

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

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