Brief Life History of Jakobus
When Jakobus Denos was born on 1 April 1902, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Solomon den Os, was 29 and his mother, Helena Louwrier, was 30. He married Gladys Rebecca Elswood on 8 June 1927, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 7 September 1977, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- James Denos, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- James Denos, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- James Oenos, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1903 · Railroad strikes in the Netherlands (1903)
A labor dispute broke out among Amsterdam workers regarding union rights. Union membership was obligatory with certain companies, but this was not the case for some other employers. The strikes began in January of 1903 and quickly spread across the country. Workers fought for the right to organize into unions and have the freedom to implement strikes.
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.
1922 · Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States National Monument protecting the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and a cave system on Mount Timpanogos. There are three caves in the cave system, one of which is specifically called Timpanogos Cave but the caves are only viewable on guided tours when the monument is open.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Luc, Lucien. Polish Casimir, Wiktor.
Flemish and French: from a variant of the personal name Denis .
Polish, Rusyn, and Ukrainian: from the personal name Denys, an equivalent of Dennis . In some cases this may also be an American shortened form of patronymics from the personal name Denys, such as Ukrainian Denysenko and Denysevych, Polish Denysiewicz.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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