Vernell Eugene “Bud” Severtson

Brief Life History of Vernell Eugene “Bud”

When Vernell Eugene “Bud” Severtson was born on 25 May 1925, in Hamilton, Marion, Iowa, United States, his father, Joseph Sibreen Severtson, was 41 and his mother, Maud Lespahl, was 28. He married Betty J Cook on 12 March 1947, in Mower, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Blue Earth, Faribault, Minnesota, United States in 1930. He died on 2 May 1997, in Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin Township, Mower, Minnesota, United States.

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Vernell Eugene “Bud” Severtson
1925–1997
Betty J Cook
1930–1999
Marriage: 12 March 1947
John Leroy Severtson
1947–2011
Allen Joseph Severtson
1952–1952

Sources (17)

  • Vernell Severtson in household of Joe Severtson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Vernell Eugene Severtson, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Vernell Eugene Severtson, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"

World Events (8)

1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world

Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1944 · The G.I Bill

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Sivertsen or of the Swedish cognate Sivertsson. Compare Severson and Sivertson .

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

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