Edith Dulcie Salzner

Brief Life History of Edith Dulcie

When Edith Dulcie Salzner was born on 1 April 1907, in Sugar City, Madison, Idaho, United States, her father, Francis Salzner, was 37 and her mother, Laura Isabelle Webb, was 35. She married Harold Griffin Shepard on 11 October 1932, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and World in 1955. She died on 22 January 2000, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harold Griffin Shepard
1908–1991
Edith Dulcie Salzner
1907–2000
Marriage: 11 October 1932
Donald Salzner Shepard
1933–2016

Sources (37)

  • Edith S Shepard, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Edith Salzner, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Edith Dulcie Salzner Shepard, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

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World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

German: occupational name for an extractor or seller of salt, a precious commodity in medieval times, from an agent derivative of Middle High German salz ‘salt’.

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

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