Brief Life History of Gerald "J"
When Gerald "J" Anderson was born on 8 July 1909, in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Peter Anderson, was 39 and his mother, Rosella Elizabeth Bryner, was 31. He married Thelma McKinnon on 17 June 1937, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Sunnyside, Carbon, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 20 August 1992, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States.
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- Gerald Anderson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Gerald Anderson, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Gerald J Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1910 · McKay-Dee Hospital Opens its Doors
To honor Thomas D. Dee, his wife and her children built a hospital as a memorial to him. Located on 24th Street and Harrison the hospital served the community for 59 years. After it closed its doors in 1969, a new hospital was constructed near 39th street and Harrison in 1971. Located next to another hospital, the two hospitals ultimately merged together bearing both names of McKay, after David O. McKay, and Thomas Dee, to honor the hospital that served the surrounding area for many years. The McKay-Dee Hospital is still in operation but has moved from its original spot.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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