Brief Life History of Thelma
When Thelma Dastrup was born on 21 April 1905, in Sigurd, Sevier, Utah, United States, her father, Jacob Dastrup, was 40 and her mother, Pauline Larsen, was 40. She married Wesley Ward McDonald on 26 September 1939. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1925. She died on 7 February 2003, in Pasco, Franklin, Washington, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Thelma McDonald, "United States 1950 Census"
- Thelma Dastrup, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Thelma Dastrup McDonald, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1908 · Utah's First National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
1931 · The Hogle Zoo
Being supported through Salt Lake City taxes, the Hogle Zoo has been at its present location at the mouth of Emigration Canyon since 1931 on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hogle. In 1936, the zoo purchased Princess Alice, an elephant, from a traveling circus. She gave birth to the first elephant born in Utah. His name was Prince Utah and he died at eleven months old. Current exhibits include various birds, mammals, and reptiles from around the world.
Name Meaning
Danish: habitational name from a place called Dastrup, from the personal name Dag + Old Norse thorp ‘outlying farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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