Brief Life History of Elmer Niels
When Elmer Niels Christofferson was born on 20 April 1898, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Christian Ole Christophersen, was 41 and his mother, Maren Andrea Rolfsen, was 31. He married Marita Robins Blood on 10 June 1925. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 11 May 1980, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Elmer N Christofferson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Niels Elmer Christoffersen, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Elmer Niels Christoffersen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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World Events (8)
1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center
The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swedish Christoffersson or Kristoffersson: patronymic from the personal name Christoffer, Kristoffer (see Christopher ). This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian and Danish cognates Christoffersen and Kristoffersen. Compare Christoferson and Christopherson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Elmer Niels Christofferson's missionary service in California 1921-1924
https://history.lds.org/missionary/individual/elmer-nielson-christofferson-1898?lang=eng California Mission December 1921–August 1924 Age Called: 23 California Set Apart: 6 December 1921 End Date: 13 …
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