Esther J Halvorson

Female8 November 1912–4 September 1999

Brief Life History of Esther J

Esther J Halvorson was born on 8 November 1912, in Palermo, Mountrail, North Dakota, United States. She married Vernon Christian Wagnild on 14 April 1947. She died on 4 September 1999, in Santa Rosa, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 86.

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Vernon Christian Wagnild
1919–1994
Esther J Halvorson
1912–1999
Marriage: 14 April 1947

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  • Marriage
    14 April 1947Palermo, Mountrail, North Dakota, United States

    • World Events (8)

    1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

    Age 1

    The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

    1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

    Age 22

    Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

    1935 · The FBI is Established

    Age 23

    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Arndt, Selmer, Thor, Helmer, Hilma, Knute, Obert.

    Americanized form of Norwegian or Danish Halvorsen and of its Swedish cognates Halvarsson and, rarely, Halvorsson.

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

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