Lester Erickson Facer

Brief Life History of Lester Erickson

When Lester Erickson Facer was born on 29 May 1895, in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, George Henry Facer, was 36 and his mother, Caroline Serena Ericksen, was 31. He married Rosabel Bingham on 11 October 1916, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1895 and lived in Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 15 November 1961, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lester Erickson Facer
1895–1961
Rosabel Bingham
1895–1963
Marriage: 11 October 1916
Rex Bingham Facer
1918–1918
Rosalyn Facer
1919–2017
Rulon Lester Facer
1921–2004
Caroline Facer
1922–2013
Don Carlos Facer
1925–1925
Barbara La Mar Facer
1926–2013
Wilford Pratt Facer
1928–2004
Conrad Lavar Facer
1932–2014
Wade ValJean Facer
1935–2024

Sources (46)

  • Lester Facer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Lester Facer, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Lester Facer, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

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.

1901

First Federal election.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Northamptonshire): unflattering nickname from Anglo-Norman French fausour, faucour ‘liar, swindler, cheat, counterfeiter’.

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

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