Margaret Tholen

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Tholen was born on 4 July 1915, in Garfield, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Carl Walfred Tholen, was 29 and her mother, Mamie Edna Malmstrom, was 22. She married Marvin Heber Burgon on 4 August 1941, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to World in 1939 and lived in United States in 1949 and West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. She died on 28 December 1996, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Marvin Heber Burgon
1910–1985
Margaret Tholen
1915–1996
Marriage: 4 August 1941
Richard Burgon
1938–1938

Sources (18)

  • Margaret Burgon, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Margaret, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Margaret T Burgon, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

East Frisian and North German (also Thölen); Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Thöle, Thole . In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the Dutch variant Thoolen.

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

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