Richard Thomas Andersen

Brief Life History of Richard Thomas

When Richard Thomas Andersen was born on 21 April 1905, in Knightville, Juab, Utah, United States, his father, James X Andersen, was 34 and his mother, Hansena Petrea Thyrring, was 30. He married Lillian Elizabeth Young on 30 July 1930, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 25 April 1983, at the age of 78, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Thomas Andersen
1905–1983
Lillian Elizabeth Young
1911–2000
Marriage: 30 July 1930
Elva Elizabeth Andersen
1933–2000
Richard Thomas Andersen Jr
1937–2020

Sources (17)

  • Richard T Andersen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Richard Thos. Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Richard Thomas Andersen, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1908 · Utah's First National Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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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