Cleon Wood Forsgren

Brief Life History of Cleon Wood

When Cleon Wood Forsgren was born on 4 December 1917, in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, John Henry Forsgren, was 28 and his mother, Charlotte Elizabeth Wood, was 23. He married Vida Marion Lucas on 21 May 1938, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Howell, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1950 and World for about 10 years. He died on 22 September 1983, in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cleon Wood Forsgren
1917–1983
Vida Marion Lucas
1913–1985
Marriage: 21 May 1938
Alan Lucas Forsgren
1938–2022
Dixie Forsgren
1944–2024

Sources (30)

  • Cleaon W Fosgreen in household of John H Fosgreen, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Cleon W Forsgren, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • Cleon Wood Forsgren, "Utah, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2015"

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World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1928 · Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a 74,000 acre refuge of open water and wetlands which hosts millions of migratory birds each year. The refuge was opened in 1928 on the Bear River Delta which flows into the Great Salt Lake.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Tor.

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements fors‘waterfall’ + gren ‘branch’.

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

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