Brief Life History of George Ernest
George Ernest Asper, 81, former Salt Laker and brother of Dr. Frank W. Asper, Salt Lake Tabernacle organist, died Thursday morning in Chicago of injuries suffered in an automobile accident there Monday. Mr. Asper had resided in Chicago for the past 29 years and was superintendent of installation, Roll-Away Bed Corp. Prior to moving to Chicago, he had been foreman of the Asper-Noall Lumber Co. (now Noall Bros. Lumber Co.), 1892-1908; manager, Morrison-Merrill Co. Planing Mill, 1908-26, and treasurer, manager and director of American Planing Mill, 1926-28. Mr. Asper was born Sept. 13, 1875, in Salt Lake City to William and Engre Mary Ahlstrom Asper. He married Ellen L. McDuff June 29, 1905 in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da7 Saints. She died May 6, 1917. He married Catherine Alice Matheson July 22, 1920 in the Salt Lake Temple. She died May 23, 1947. He had a son who died in 1942 at the age of 21. At the time of his death, he was a high priest in Logan Square LDS Ward, Chicago. He had served an LDS mission in the eastern states in 1898=99. Survivors include three brothers: Alfred W., Matthew N. and Frank W. Asper all of Salt Lake City. Funeral will be conducted in Chicago and Salt Lake City. Burial will be in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, 24 May 1957
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- Geo Ernest Asper, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- George Ernest Asper, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- George E Asper, "Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Swiss German, German, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone living by aspen trees, from Middle High German aspe, or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word (compare Asp ). This surname is rare in Germany and virtually non-existing in Switzerland.
Americanized form of Arabic Esber 1 or Esper 4.
History: Many of the American Aspers are descendants of Johannes Georg Asper and his family, who in the middle of the 18th century came from the Palatinate, Germany, and settled in York County, PA. Johannes Georg's father was from Switzerland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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