Brief Life History of William
When William Andersen was born on 13 June 1873, in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, George Jorgen Andersen, was 36 and his mother, Elva Armina Carson, was 18. He married Rachel Rozina Knapp on 23 September 1896, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Richmond Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States for about 40 years. He died on 12 March 1951, in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- William Anderson, "United States Census, 1940"
- William Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- William Anderson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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