Brief Life History of Otis Hugh
When Otis Hugh Hjorth was born on 3 March 1917, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Otis Algernon Hjorth, was 28 and his mother, Velma Miner, was 23. He married Erma Mendenhall on 1 November 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1939 and lived in United States in 1935. He died on 29 June 2002, in Mapleton, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Hugh Hjorth, "United States 1950 Census"
- Otis Hugh Hjorth, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Otis Hugh Hjorth, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
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.
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.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus.
Scandinavian: variant of Hjort .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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