Ralph Peter Andersen

Brief Life History of Ralph Peter

When Ralph Peter Andersen was born on 2 July 1888, in Teton, Fremont, Idaho, United States, his father, Niels Peter Andersen, was 25 and his mother, Ellen Beveridge McKinlay, was 17. He married Ruby Naomi Shupe on 15 December 1913, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Idaho Falls Election Precinct 2, Bonneville, Idaho, United States in 1940 and Arco, Butte, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 16 April 1972, in Arco, Blaine, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Teton-Newdale Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Peter Andersen
1888–1972
Ruby Naomi Shupe
1893–1973
Marriage: 15 December 1913
Dale Keith Anderson
1915–1994
Norman Shupe Anderson
1917–1958
Don B Andersen
1923–1994
Maxine Andersen
1925–1987
Kay Allen Anderson
1929–2007
Margaret Andersen
1931–2017
Val T. Anderson
1933–2016

Sources (56)

  • Ralph B Anderson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ralph P Anderson, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
  • Ralph P Anderson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1889

Historical Boundaries 1889: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Madison, Idaho, United States 1915: Teton, Idaho, United States

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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1910 · The BSA is Made

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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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