Brief Life History of Nephi
When Nephi Andersen was born on 6 April 1894, in Trondheim, Søndre Trondhjem, Norway, his father, Gerhard Martinus Andresen, was 30 and his mother, Julie Bergithe Christiansdatter, was 33. He married Clara Marie Johansen on 19 January 1922. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. He died on 12 October 1986, in Carlsbad, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Carlsbad, San Diego, California, United States.
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- Nephi Andersen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Nephi Andersen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Nephi Andersen, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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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.
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
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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