Victor Emanuel Degn

Brief Life History of Victor Emanuel

When Victor Emanuel Degn was born on 8 December 1913, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Mortensen Degn, was 46 and his mother, Bertha Johanna Caroline Sørensen, was 30. He married Alma Wallace on 27 April 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 24 April 2000, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Victor Emanuel Degn
1913–2000
Alma Wallace
1918–2002
Marriage: 27 April 1939
David Wallace Degn
1940–2023
William Niels Degn
1941–2013
Susan Degn
1945–2007

Sources (41)

  • Victor Degn, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Victor Emanuel Deign, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Victor Emanuel Degn, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1914 · The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex

The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex was built downtown Ogden on 20th and Lincoln Ave. It employed over 450 people and produced millions of cans of food from crops of local farmers. It was closed in 1979 but was added as a Historic Place in 2005 to the National Register. It has also become a headquarters for Amer Sports.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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

Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Erik.

Swedish and Danish: occupational name from degn ‘deacon’, from Latin diaconus ‘servant’.

German: variant of Degen .

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

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Stories from Vic Degn

From an interview with Vic Degn, December 14, 1997 Edited by Florence Sadler Cecilia's (Johanna’s) father (Sophus Sorensen) came from Denmark around 1910. He had three brothers who came to the south …

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