Lavon Bertha Amundsen

Brief Life History of Lavon Bertha

When Lavon Bertha Amundsen was born on 4 April 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Andrew Amundsen, was 49 and her mother, Mary Jane Glover, was 41. She married William Glen Sant on 17 October 1929. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 25 March 1953, in Midland, Midland, Texas, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, Midland, Midland, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Glen Sant
1901–1983
Lavon Bertha Amundsen
1899–1953
Marriage: 17 October 1929
Winston Glen Sant
1930–1969
Helen Jayne Sant
1933–2000

Sources (15)

  • Lavon Amundsen in household of Andrew Amundsen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • La Van Amundsen, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Lavon Sant, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

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

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Erik, Thor, Egil, Hjordis, Iver, Per, Svein.

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Amund, Old Norse Ǫgmundr, composed of the elements agi ‘awe’ (or possibly ag ‘point of a sword’) + mund ‘protection’.

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

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