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Calder, Edgar Hague, 1893-1958

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1893 - 1958

Biographical History

Edgar Hague Calder (1893-1958) was a fruit farmer in Utah.

Edgar Hague Calder, known as Ted, was born August 31, 1893, to David George Calder and Sarah Elizabeth Hague in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. He was the fifth of their seven children. He attended Brigham Young University and the University of Utah for a year each. Calder married Melba Vance on December 12, 1917, and the two had seven children together (Dorathy Valene, Edgar Vance, Robert Bruce, David Grant, Melba June, Thelma Mae, and Matilda Beth). After his father's death in 1926, he moved his wife and children to his family's fruit farm, where he ran both the farm and fruit truck, bringing fruit to small Utah towns. Calder passed away on August 28, 1958.

Citation:
Calder family papers, approximately 1850-2005 (Edgar Hague Calder)

FamilySearch, via WWW, January 3, 2023 (Edgar Hague Calder, known as Ted; born August 31, 1893, to David George Calder and Sarah Elizabeth Hague in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, the fifth of their seven children; attended Brigham Young University and the University of Utah for a year each; married Melba Vance on December 12, 1917, and the two had seven children together (Dorathy Valene, Edgar Vance, Robert Bruce, David Grant, Melba June, Thelma Mae, and Matilda Beth); after his father's death in 1926, he moved his wife and children to his family's fruit farm, where he ran both the farm and fruit truck, bringing fruit to small Utah towns; Calder passed away on August 28, 1958)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Calder family books, 1873-1974

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9249 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains a family photograph book, pocketbooks, an autograph book belonging to John A. Vance, and a New Testament presented to David G. Calder from the captain of the S.S. Wisconsin in 1879. Materials dated 1873 to 1974.

Dates: 1873-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9249, Calder family papers

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