Brief Life History of Charles Eldon
When Charles Eldon Bitter was born on 25 May 1918, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Charles Bitter, was 40 and his mother, Printha Elizabeth Facer, was 36. He married Marjorie Ann Bennion on 3 February 1945, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1950 and Vietnam in 2009. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 23 September 2009, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Bluffdale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- C Eldon Bitter in entry for Verna Bitter Pumphrey, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Charles Eldon Bitter, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Charles Eldon Bitter, "Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945"
Spouse and Children
1918–2009 Male
1922–2023 Female
Parents and Siblings
1878–1964 Male
1882–1965 Female
Siblings (6)
1903–1997 Female
1905–2000 Female
1916–1975 Female
1918–2009 Male
1920–2012 Female
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World Events (8)
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhardt, Hans, Heinrich, Jutta, Volker.
Dutch and German: from Dutch or German bitter ‘harsh, bitter’, hence a nickname for a sour, embittered, or severe person.
German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German bitten ‘to bid’, hence a nickname or occupational name for a bidder, broker, the municipal alms collector, or a suitor. Compare Bitner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Charles Eldon Bitter Autobiography – 7 April 2006
Charles Eldon Bitter Autobiography – 7 April 2006 Charles - Eldon - Ecky - Eck - Speck (pronounced "shh-peck" - in German this means 'bacon') and that's the evolution of the nickname! Here's the sto …
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