Dorothy A. Asp

Female19 August 1915–29 November 2007

Brief Life History of Dorothy A.

When Dorothy A. Asp was born on 19 August 1915, in Illinois, United States, her father, Johan August Daniel Asp, was 23 and her mother, Anna Ruth Peterson, was 22. She married Morgan Johnson on 9 July 1949, in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States. She lived in Rock Island, Rock Island Township, Rock Island, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States in 1930. She died on 29 November 2007, in Colorado, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in First United Methodist Church Columbarium, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Morgan Johnson
1910–1998
Dorothy A. Asp
1915–2007
Marriage: 9 July 1949

Sources (6)

  • Dorthy Asp in household of Anna Asp, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Dorothy A Asp Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Dorothy Johnson in entry for Mrs Anna Bernice Or Bonnie Vail, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 July 1949Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 1

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    1917 · Buffalo Bill Dies in Denver

    Age 2

    "On Jan 10 1917, famous showman, William ""Buffalo Bill"" Cody dies, while visiting his sister in Denver, Colorado. The cause of death was kidney failure."

    1941

    Age 26

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Erik.

    Swedish: ornamental name from asp ‘aspen tree’.

    Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead named with asp ‘aspen tree’.

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

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