Brief Life History of Alfred William
When Alfred William Alder was born on 11 March 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Reuel Johnson Alder, was 28 and his mother, Ella Martha Zigahn, was 28. He married Dorothy Olsen on 4 December 1940, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to World in 1939 and lived in United States in 1949. He died on 11 May 1973, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Alfred William Alder, "United States 1950 Census"
- Alfred William Alder, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Alfred William Alder, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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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.
1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone living by an alder tree or by a group of alders, from Middle English al(d)re, alder.
German: variant of Alter .
German: status name for a senior, from Middle High German althērre ‘(respected) older gentleman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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