Reuel Johnson Alder

17 March 1886–5 September 1958 (Age 72)
Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States

The Life Summary of Reuel Johnson

When Reuel Johnson Alder was born on 17 March 1886, in Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, Alfred William Alder, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Christina Jensen, was 20. He married Josephine Groesbeck in 1905, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States. He lived in Salt Lake City Ward 4, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 5 September 1958, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reuel Johnson Alder
1886–1958
Ada Davis
1888–1967
Marriage: 21 November 1916
Marcella Alder
1913–2004
Lucile Alder
1914–2005
Guy Davis Alder
1915–2002
Howard Davis Alder
1917–1976
Louise Alder
1918–1918
Beth Alder
1919–1919
Maurine Alder
1921–1995
Ilene Alder
1923–2019
Ada Alder
1924–2003
Paul Davis Alder
1925–1927

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 November 1916Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 4
    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
    1898 · Paper Money Becomes Sole Currency
    Age 12
    Paper money had been scarce in Preston until the year 1898. Script currency was used which contained the promise of goods or services rather than paper money. In 1898, script was discontinued and “a lithographed article, much resembling the greenback” was used instead. At first the transition was awkward as nearest bank was located in Logan, Utah. Paper currency became plentiful soon after.
    1906 · Saving Food Labels
    Age 20
    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Alter
    Alders
    Halder

    Sources (72)

    • 1913 - John Alder in entry for Alder (unnamed daughter), "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
    • Reuel J Alder, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Reuel J. Alder, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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