Vernon Delsmore Wickstrom

Brief Life History of Vernon Delsmore

When Vernon Delsmore Wickstrom was born on 9 January 1907, in Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States, his father, Nels Peter Wickstrom, was 47 and his mother, Anna Erickson, was 42. He lived in Jackson Township, Boone, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Grant Township, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 19 June 1974, in Boone, Iowa, United States, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

Nels Peter Wickstrom
1859–1936
Anna Erickson
1864–1930
Paul Nathaniel Wickstrom
1892–1960
Anna Mae Wickstrom
1894–1972
Joel Waldemar Wickstrom
1896–1962
Raymond Emanuel Wickstrom
1899–1968
Glenn Jonathan Wickstrom
1901–1972
Ruth M. Wickstrom
1903–1979
Vernon Delsmore Wickstrom
1907–1974

Sources (10)

  • Vernon Wickstrom in household of N Wickstrom, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Vernon D Wickstrom, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Vernon D Wickstrom, "Iowa, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 - ca.1976"

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1925 · B.B. King is Born

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per, Nels, Anders, Erik, Lars, Mauritz, Nils, Thor.

Swedish (Wickström): variant of Wikström (see Wikstrom ).

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

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