Elmer Parker Chipman

Brief Life History of Elmer Parker

When Elmer Parker Chipman was born on 29 February 1888, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, William Henry Chipman Jr, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Parker, was 23. He married Fern Thornton on 14 September 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 17 May 1980, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elmer Parker Chipman
1888–1980
Fern Thornton
1893–1975
Marriage: 14 September 1916
Curtis Thornton Chipman
1918–2008
Elmer Parker Chipman Jr
1920–1975
Clifford Carl Chipman
1930–2016

Sources (44)

  • Elmer P Chipman, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Elmer P. Chipman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Elmer P Chipman, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English chipman (Old English cȳp(e)mann), a side form of chapman, chepman ‘merchant, trader’; see Chapman , with which this name was interchangeable.

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

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Alexander Kennedy Thornton

ALEXANDER KENNEDY THORNTON The success which A.K. Thornton has achieved in the course of an active life well entitles him to mention among the capitalists of American Fork. He is now in …

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