Alvin Thomas Maughan

Brief Life History of Alvin Thomas

When Alvin Thomas Maughan was born on 5 March 1892, in Weston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, his father, Peter Davenport Maughan, was 23 and his mother, Andrea Eliza Nielsen, was 23. He married Gertrude Evelyn Going on 19 December 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to California, United States in 1936 and lived in Auckland, New Zealand in 1935 and Weston Election Precinct, Franklin, Idaho, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 21 February 1986, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Weston, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alvin Thomas Maughan
1892–1986
Gertrude Evelyn Going
1891–1976
Marriage: 19 December 1928
Phyllis Going Maughan
1930–2018
Alvin Going Maughan
Alvin Going Maughan
1932–2025
Zeala Bertha Maughan
1934–2012

Sources (30)

  • Alvin Maughan, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Alvin Thomas Maughan, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Alvin Thomas Maughan, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1893

New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Mahan .

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

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