Brief Life History of Walter Magnus
When Walter Magnus Swanson was born on 11 September 1908, in Minnesota, United States, his father, Fred Alfred Swanson, was 38 and his mother, Gertrude Caroline Olson, was 39. He married Gladys S Gallagher on 12 September 1936, in Anoka, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and New Brighton, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States in 1950. He died on 21 May 1999, in New Scandia Township, Washington, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Lino Lakes, Anoka, Minnesota, United States.
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- Walter Swanson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Walter M Swanson, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
- Walter M Swanson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1914 · The Man With The First Air Conditioned Home
Charles Gates was the first person in the United States to install air conditioning in his home. Funny thing was, Gates died a year before it was installed.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nils, Nels, Sven, Lars, Thor, Helmer, Iver, Alf, Astrid, Eskil, Hilmer.
Americanized form of Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and North German Svensson , and Norwegian and Danish Svensen or Svendsen , cognates of 1.
Scottish (Caithness) and English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Swan, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Sveinn (from sveinn ‘lad’), + -son. In northern England, Middle English Swanson was in fact an occasional variant of Swainson . In some cases the name may also arise from Middle English swan(e), swon(e) ‘swineherd, peasant, male servant’ (Old English swān) + -son, but this is unlikely to be the usual origin. See Swan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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