Carl Victor Sonnie

1899–1968 (Age 69)
Gallitzin, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of Carl Victor

When Carl Victor Sonnie was born on 19 February 1899, in Gallitzin, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johannes Nilsson Sonnie, was 50 and his mother, Bothilda Olson, was 37. He died on 4 March 1968, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 69, and was buried in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Photos & Memories (9)

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Family Time Line

Johannes Nilsson Sonnie
1848–1935
Bothilda Olson
1861–1939
Annie Sonnie
1884–1889
Axel Sonnie
1886–1893
Ernest Sonnie
1887–1887
Olga Sonnie
1887–1887
Hattie Alfreda Sonnie
1888–1958
Emil Walter Sonnie
1891–1982
Gustva William "Slim" Sonnie
1893–1980
Alma Caroline SONNIE
1895–1997
Allan SONNIE
1897–1959
Carl Victor Sonnie
1899–1968
Helena "Helen" Teresa Sonnie
1901–1979

Parents & Siblings

  • Johannes Nilsson Sonnie

    Male1848–1935Male

  • Bothilda Olson

    Female1861–1939Female

siblings

(11)

  • Annie Sonnie

    Female1884–1889Female

  • Axel Sonnie

    Male1886–1893Male

  • Ernest Sonnie

    Male1887–1887Male

  • Olga Sonnie

    Female1887–1887Female

  • Hattie Alfreda Sonnie

    Female1888–1958Female

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 1

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1905 · The Movie Theater

Age 6

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

Age 19

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

Scottish: nickname for a handsome person, from Scots bonnie ‘fine’, ‘beautiful’.

Possible Related Names

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

Story Highlight

School attended by Allan, Victor and Helen Sonnie

The Diamond Valley school, opened in 1911 and was attended by the 3 youngest of the Sonnie children, Allan, Victor and Helen; they were among the first 15 students to attend the new school. It is int …

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Sources (3)

  • Victor Sonnie, "BillionGraves Index"
  • 1900 United States Federal Census
  • 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

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