Levi James Andersen

Brief Life History of Levi James

When Levi James Andersen was born on 26 November 1891, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Andrew Jensen Andersen, was 37 and his mother, Johanne Marie Hansdatter, was 36. He married Virginia Nielsen on 17 March 1943, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and World for about 10 years. He died on 24 January 1975, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Levi James Andersen
1891–1975
Virginia Nielsen
1901–1995
Marriage: 17 March 1943

Sources (33)

  • Levi J. Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Levi James Andersen, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Levi J Andersen, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"

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World Events (8)

1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.

The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

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

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My Memories of Uncle Levi

Levi was a pleasant, happy person. As children, we enjoyed being around him; as he didn't scold or get angry. If he needed to tell us something or reprove us, he was always able to do so in a way th …

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