Clyde Gustafson

Brief Life History of Clyde

When Clyde Gustafson was born on 2 May 1905, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Carl Axel Gustafson, was 29 and his mother, Anna Carolina Kvistberg, was 25. He married Orlean Harriet Kingston on 15 June 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Kaysville Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1986. He died on 11 April 1993, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clyde Gustafson
1905–1993
Ardous Vesta Kingston
1914–2002
Marriage: 28 October 1958
Velanne Ardous Kingston
1936–1974
Elden Kingston
Clyde Elden Kingston
1938–2005
Ellery Merlin Kingston
1945–

Sources (31)

  • Clyde A Gustavson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Clyde Roland Gustafson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Clyde Rowland Gustafson, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1906 · Orthography Reform

A Royal decree was issued on April 7, 1906, which introduced a new way of spelling and orthography reform in schools. Many protested the new changes.

1928 · The Tower Theater

The Tower Theatre is a historic film theater operated by the Salt Lake Film Society. The theater presents independent films and is a venue for the Sundance Film Festival. It also presents classic films on occasional weekends and hosts a movie-rental library for those that want to expand their cinematic knowledge.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lennart, Swen, Lars, Nils, Sven, Anders, Britt, Ejnar, Helmer, Hjalmer.

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Gustafsson or Gustavsson and of their Danish and Norwegian cognates Gustafsen and Gustavsen , all patronymic from the personal name Gustaf or Gustav (see Gustavsson ). Compare Gustavson .

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

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The Life Story of Clyde Roland Gustafson

Clyde Gustafson, Son of Carl Axel Gustafson and Anna Carolina Kvistberg, was born May 2nd, 1905, in Draper, Utah. His Father's family moved to Treasureton, Idaho in 1920 to farm and raise cattle due t …

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