Henry Victor Overson

Brief Life History of Henry Victor

When Henry Victor Overson was born on 16 November 1899, in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States, his father, Henry Christian Overson, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Godfrey Jarvis, was 20. He married Jessie Frances Rice on 15 July 1925, in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States in 1949 and Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1950. He died on 13 April 1986, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Victor Overson
1899–1986
Jessie Frances Rice
1907–2003
Marriage: 15 July 1925
Phyllis Jean Overson
1929–2022
Marilyn Joyce Overson
1931–2004
Carole Lou Overson
1939–2023

Sources (23)

  • Henry V Overson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Henry Victor Overson, "Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Henry Overson, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome

A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk): apparently a variant of Everson .

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Ovesen .

Americanized form of Norwegian Oversen: patronymic from the personal name Over, a rare variant in Agder of Olve (see Ouverson ). The surname Oversen is extinct in Norway.

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

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Story Highlight

Aunt Jesse's Christmas Letter from 1985 - the year before Uncle Victor's death

"Once more another year has sped on its way into the past and it is again time for us to extend our Yuletide greetings to all of you. This has been a happy year for us and hope that each of you have k …

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