Brief Life History of Elwood
When Elwood Kendell was born on 4 July 1913, in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Timothy Kendell, was 51 and his mother, Sarah Ann Prophet, was 45. He married Norine Rich on 26 February 1941, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He immigrated to San Francisco, California, United States in 1939 and lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 43 years. He died on 10 July 1992, in Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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- Elwood Kendell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Elwood Kendell, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Elwood Kendell, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935"
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World Events (8)
1914 · The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex
The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex was built downtown Ogden on 20th and Lincoln Ave. It employed over 450 people and produced millions of cans of food from crops of local farmers. It was closed in 1979 but was added as a Historic Place in 2005 to the National Register. It has also become a headquarters for Amer Sports.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1934 · The Construction of a Reservoir
In 1933 the funds were obtained to start building a reservoir at the Pineview site. President Roosevelt then authorized the Ogden River Project on November 16, 1935 and was supervised and fully funded under the National Industrial Recovery Act.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Yorkshire): variant of Kendall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A Car Man that Carried Kids through Education
Elwood Kendell took meticulous care of his cars. He kept the oil changed, he did the maintenance regularly, and washed it on occasion. This Buick Century was purchased in 1985, brand shining new. A …
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