Arthur William Andersen Sr.

Brief Life History of Arthur William

When Arthur William Andersen Sr. was born on 23 December 1882, in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Christian Andersen, was 42 and his mother, Christine Martine Christensen, was 36. He married Lulu Stafford Snow on 30 August 1910, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 7 March 1982, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Emery Cemetery, Emery, Emery, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur William Andersen Sr.
1882–1982
Lulu Stafford Snow
1887–1927
Marriage: 30 August 1910
Leona Snow Andersen
1911–1912
Lyona Snow Andersen
1911–1999
Ruth Snow Andersen
1913–1999
Esther Snow Andersen
1915–2008
Gladys Snow Andersen
1917–2009
Mark Eldon Andersen
1918–2005
Martina Snow Andersen
1920–2008
Beth Snow Andersen
1922–2024
Kay Junior Andersen
1923–2004
Valene Snow Andersen
1926–2017

Sources (70)

  • Arthur W Anderson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Arthur William Andersen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Arthur W Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1893

In 1893, the state of Maryland became part of the newly reorganized Eastern States Mission. The state of Arkansas was transferred to the Indian Territory Mission in 1895. Then in 1897, the state of Texas was also transferred to that mission.

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.

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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Arthur William Andersen

Arthur was born in Mayfield, Utah, twelve miles south of Manti. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Emery, Utah. In July of 1904 he was called on a mission to labor in the North Carolina …

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