James Emerson Asper

Brief Life History of James Emerson

When James Emerson Asper was born on 22 October 1920, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Matthew Noall Asper, was 36 and his mother, Bertha Lucile Baxter, was 34. He married Joan Laray Gudmundsen on 12 January 1943, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1942 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 24 April 1979, in Newport Beach, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Emerson Asper
1920–1979
Joan Laray Gudmundsen
1918–1989
Marriage: 12 January 1943
Joan Marie Asper
1943–2019
Antoinette Asper
1947–1947

Sources (32)

  • James E Asper, "United States 1950 Census"
  • James E Asper, "Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945"
  • James Emerson Asper, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

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World Events (8)

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.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

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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James Emerson ASPER 14 August 2011 rev 2025 July 14 (assembled from e-mail correspondence with Joan Asper McIntosh, 2009-2010) Doctor James Lloyd Woodruff was the family physician for the Alfred W …

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