Hyrum Elof Straaberg

Brief Life History of Hyrum Elof

When Hyrum Elof Straaberg was born on 27 August 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Hyrum Axel Straaberg, was 30 and his mother, Johanna Marthina Andersen, was 23. He married Alice E. Barker on 15 January 1942, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 6 years and Election Precinct 2, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 8 February 1942, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hyrum Elof Straaberg
1904–1942
Alice E. Barker
Marriage: 15 January 1942
Vivian Solvig Straaberg
1921–2016

Sources (14)

  • Elof H Straabud in household of Hyrum Straabud, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Elof Hyrum Straaberg, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
  • Hyrum E Strasberg, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"

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World Events (8)

1905 · Freedom for Norway

Swedish-Norwegian union was legally dissolved. Norway became a free country in 1905. Danish Prince, Carl Fredrik, became King of Norway, and chose as his name, King Håkon VII. From then on the king was a titular head only.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Byron .

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

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