Brief Life History of Louis Matthias Cowley
When Louis Matthias Cowley Burgener was born on 8 November 1906, in Juárez, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico, his father, Matthias Foss Cowley, was 48 and his mother, Mary Lenora Taylor, was 21. He married Erma Patricia Worlton on 17 June 1931, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and La Jolla, Placentia, Orange, California, United States in 1991. He died on 30 December 1989, in San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Bonita, San Diego, California, United States.
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- Louis M Burgener in household of Walter H Burgener, "United States Census, 1930"
- Mr Louis Cowley Burgener, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Louis C Burgener, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
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.
1928
Calles succeeded by Obregón, who is assassinated before taking office. Calles, who is to remain political strongman through 1935, chooses Emilio Portes Gil as president.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Burgner and, in North America, possibly also an altered form of this. The surname Burgener is very rare in Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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