Clyde Roland Gustafson

Brief Life History of Clyde Roland

When Clyde Roland 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 5 daughters. He lived in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 7 years. In 2005, his occupation is listed as president. 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 Roland Gustafson
1905–1993
Orlean Harriet Kingston
1912–1956
Marriage: 15 June 1931
Vesta Coreen Gustafson
1932–2022
Elaine Harriet Gustafson
1934–1934
Anna Rolean Gustafson
1937–2025
Jeanette Gustafson
1949–2021
Luana Joan Gustafson
1952–2020

Sources (33)

  • 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.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

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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From his daughter

Didn't speak english when he started school. When he got to the second grade, he had a nice second grade teacher. Everytime they had a reading group they would skip over him. He was very determined to …

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