Brief Life History of Vivan Frank
When Vivan Frank Birch was born on 3 August 1902, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Erastus Franklin Birch, was 24 and his mother, Roseltha McEwan, was 18. He married Zella Olsen on 3 December 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States for about 5 years and Houston, Harris, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 14 November 1960, in Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.
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- V F Birch, "United States 1950 Census"
- Vivan Frank Birch, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Vivan Frank Birch, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1909 · Pioneer Park Opens
A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.
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
English, German, Danish, and Swedish: topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce, byrce ‘birch’, Middle High German birche, Old Danish birk). In some cases the German and English name may be derived from any of the places called with this word, such as Birch in Aargau (see Birke ) or Birch in Essex. In Swedish, the name is in many instances ornamental.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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