Melvin Anderson

11 June 1909–5 April 1982 (Age 72)
Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Melvin

When Melvin Anderson was born on 11 June 1909, in Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States, his father, Jens Christian Anderson, was 34 and his mother, Johanne Cathrine "Caddie" Nielsen, was 31. He married Donna Alice Blanchard on 11 June 1936, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Oak City Election Precinct, Millard, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 5 April 1982, in Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Oak City Cemetery, Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Melvin Anderson
1909–1982
Donna Alice Blanchard
1916–2003
Marriage: 11 June 1936
Meldon J Anderson
1938–2012
Thad Lamar Anderson
1942–1985

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 June 1936Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1910 · The BSA is Made
    Age 1
    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
    1910 · McKay-Dee Hospital Opens its Doors
    Age 1
    To honor Thomas D. Dee, his wife and her children built a hospital as a memorial to him. Located on 24th Street and Harrison the hospital served the community for 59 years. After it closed its doors in 1969, a new hospital was constructed near 39th street and Harrison in 1971. Located next to another hospital, the two hospitals ultimately merged together bearing both names of McKay, after David O. McKay, and Thomas Dee, to honor the hospital that served the surrounding area for many years. The McKay-Dee Hospital is still in operation but has moved from its original spot.
    1929
    Age 20
    13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Andrew

    Sources (19)

    • Melvin Anderson, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
    • Melvin Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
    • Melvin Anderson, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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