Raymond Henry Running

2 Nov 1881 – Birth of mother, Marie Elise Erickson to Lars Erickson and Kjersti Eggebroten in Hadeland, Norway.

5 Aug 1888 – Birth of father, Abraham Halvorsen Running to Halvor Abrahemsen Ronningen and Ingeborg Jakobsdatter Buasdalen in Kragero, Telemark, Norway

Nov 1892 – Election of Grover Cleveland as 24^th US President

14 Sep 1901 – Death of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26^th US President

1903 – Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk

Nov 1904 – Election of Theodore Roosevelt as US President

Nov 1908 – Election of William Howard Taft as 27^th US President

1909 – First regular radio broadcast

15 Apr 1912 – Sinking of the Titanic

Nov 1912 – Election of Woodrow Wilson as 28^th US President

1913 – Henry Ford begins Model T assembly line

31 Mar 1913 – Birth of brother, Harold Ingvald Running in Littlefork, Minnesota

1914 – Beginning of World War I

9 Dec 1915 – Birth of sister, Lillian Cornelia Running in Littlefork, Minnesota

Nov 1916 – Re-election of Woodrow Wilson as US President

13 Jan 1917 – Birth of sister, Elsie Astrid Running in Littlefork, Minnesota

7 May 1917 – Birth of future wife, Sarah Ellen Jensen in Salt Lake City, Utah. Family is listed at 134 Clinton Avenue, Salt Lake City the home of Ephraim and Hattie Jensen, but they are not listed as residents.

11 Nov 1917 – Russian Revolution

11 Nov 1918 – End of World War I – Armistice Day. Husband Keith moves back to Salt Lake City from Los Angeles

27 Dec 1918 – Birth of Raymond Henry Running in Littlefork, Koochiching County, Minnesota

29 Jan 1919 – 18^th Amendment ratified mandating Prohibition

April 1920 – U.S. Census lists 

26 Aug 1920 – 19^th Amendment granting Women’s Suffrage is ratified

Nov 1920 – Election of Warren G. Harding as 29^th US President

2 Aug 1923 – Death of Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30^th US President

Nov 1924 – Election of Calvin Coolidge as US President

1927 – Charles Lindbergh flies solo across the Atlantic Ocean

7 May 1927 – Sally’s 10^th Birthday

1928 – Discovery of penicillin

1928 – Family is still listed as living at 431 N. Milton Drive, San Gabriel

Nov 1928 – Election of Herbert Hoover as 31^st US President

27 Dec 1928 – Ray’s 10^th Birthday

29 Oct 1929 – Stock market crash, beginning of the Great Depression

April 1930 – U.S. Census lists 

Nov 1932 – Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as 32^nd US President

Nov 1936 – Re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt for 2^nd Term

7 May 1937 – Sally’s 20^th Birthday

30 Nov 1938 – Birth of nephew, Harold Laurence Running to Harold Running and Genevieve “Jean” Prescott

27 Dec 1938 – Ray’s 20^th Birthday

1 Sep 1939 – Germany invades Poland, start of World War II

April 1940 – US Census lists 

Nov 1940 – Re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt for 3^rd Term

7 Dec 1941 – Attack on Pearl Harbor

Nov 1944 – Re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt for 4^th Term

12 Apr 1945 – Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman becomes 33^rd US President

8 May 1945 – Victory in Europe

6 Aug 1945 – Dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

15 Aug 1945 – Victory in Japan Day

16 Nov 1946 – Marriage of Sarah Ellen Jensen to Raymond Henry Running in San Gabriel, California. They first lived in Monrovia in Ray’s apartment, then to a garage in Pasadena in East Pasadena.

7 May 1947 – Sally’s 30^th Birthday

6 Oct 1947 – Birth of son, Ronald Keith Running in Pasadena, California. Family then moved to a small place in North El Monte while waiting for their home in Temple City to be built.

Nov 1948 – Election of Harry S. Truman as US President

27 Dec 1948 – Ray’s 30^th Birthday

Summer 1949 – Drive to Minnesota with Ray and Ron in ’39 Chevy

1949 – Move to their new home at 5225 N. Halifax Drive, Temple City

26 May 1950 – Birth of daughter, Mary Ellen Running in Pasadena, California

2 Dec 1950 – Birth of nephew, Robert English to Robert V. English and Lillian Running in Angola, New York

2 June 1952 – Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in England

1 Sep 1952 – Ron starts kindergarten at Charles E. Gidley Elementary School in El Monte.

Nov 1952 – Election of Dwight D. Eisenhower as 34^th US President

22 Dec 1952 – Birth of niece, Susan English to Robert V. English and Lillian Running in Angola, New York

1953 – Polio vaccine proved effective

1954 – Ray starts his own business

June 1955 – Drive to Minnesota in ’55 Chevy Bel Air with Ron (7) and Mary (5). Both are baptized in the Littlefork Lutheran Church.

1 Feb 1956 – Family moves to 7960 Hillrose Street in Sunland, CA. Ray ends his partnership with Clayton Joseph and moves his shop to 7532 Clybourn Avenue in Sun Valley. Ron is in 3^rd grade, Mary is in kindergarten.

1 Apr 1956 – Family moves to 8214 Oswego Street, Sunland.

2 Aug 1956 – Death of Ray’s father, Abraham Running in Littlefork, Minnesota

Aug 1956 – Family moves back to 5225 N. Halifax Road, Temple City.

Nov 1956 – Re-election of Dwight D. Eisenhower as US President

7 May 1957 – Sally’s 40^th Birthday

6 Oct 1957 – Ron’s 10^th Birthday

26 Sep 1958 – Ron has his tonsils out at Alhambra Hospital.

27 Dec 1958 – Ray’s 40^th Birthday

1 July 1959 – Family trip to Angola, New York, Littlefork, Minnesota, Montana and Salt Lake City in ’59 Chevy Impala. Ron is 11 and Mary is 9.

1 Nov 1959 – Ron has his 1^st bicuspids pulled for orthodontics with Dr. Alfred Stokes in West Arcadia.

26 May 1960 – Mary’s 10^th Birthday

Nov 1960 – Election of John F. Kennedy as 35^th US President

15 June 1961 – Ron graduates from Charles E. Elementary School, attends Rosemead High School in the fall.

7 Oct 1961 – Ron (14) and Mary (11) are baptized into the LDS Church. Ron attends early morning seminary with K.H. Clifford as instructor

12 Aug 1962 – Death of Ray’s mother, Marie Erickson Running in Littlefork, MN

11 Nov 1962 – Death of Sally’s father, Keith Royal Jensen in Greenland

20 Feb 1962 – John Glen orbits the earth

1 Mar 1963 – Family moves to 455 W. Woodruff Avenue, Arcadia

15 Sep 1963 – Ron starts his junior year at Arcadia High School, Mary attends First Avenue Junior High School

22 Nov 1963 – Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36^th US President

Nov 1964 – Election of Lyndon B. Johnson as US President

Sep 1965 – Ron starts college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

15 Apr 1966 – Family goes to San Luis Obispo for Poly Royal

7 May 1967 – Sally’s 50^th Birthday

6 Oct 1967 – Ron’s 20^th Birthday

15 Jun 1968 – Mary graduates from Arcadia High School

15 Sep 1968 – Mary starts college at San Diego State University

Nov 1968 – Election of Richard Nixon as 37^th US President

27 Dec 1968 – Ray’s 50^th Birthday

15 Mar 1969 – Mary transfers to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

15 Sep 1969 – Ron travels to Europe to attend school in Florence, Italy

26 May 1970 – Mary’s 20^th Birthday

Sep 1970 – Ron graduates from Cal Poly with a Bachelor of Architecture Design degree starts work at Gruen Associates in Los Angeles

July 1971 – Family travels to Norway, Denmark, Italy and England

Sep 1971 – Mary transfers to Brigham Young University

27 May 1972 – Marriage of daughter, Mary Ellen Running to Jon Dalton Elton in Los Angeles, California

Aug 1972 – Ron moves to Washington, D.C. for work with Gruen Associates

Nov 1972 – Re-election of Richard Nixon as US President

June 1973 – Mary graduates from Brigham Young University

1 Nov 1973 – Birth of first grandson, Matthew Jon Elton in Provo, Utah

May 1974 – Travel to Washington, D.C. to visit Ron

9 Aug 1974 – Resignation of Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford becomes the 38^th U.S. President

25 Dec 1974 – Travel to Vancouver for Christmas to visit Mary, Jon and Matthew

22 Jan 1975 – Birth of second grandson, David Raymond Elton in Surrey, Canada

Nov 1976 – Election of Jimmy Carter as 39^th US President

7 May 1977 – Sally’s 60^th Birthday

10 May 1977 – Birth of third grandson, James Day Elton in Surrey, Canada

July 1977 – Travel to Saskatawan, Canada to visit Running Family relatives and then go to Cheyenne, Wyoming to visit Ron and Brent Kunz

6 Oct 1977 – Ron’s 30^th Birthday

27 Dec 1978 – Ray’s 60^th Birthday

20 Aug 1979 – Ron graduates from George Washington University with a Masters of Urban & Regional Planning degree

15 Sep 1979 – Birth of first grand daughter, Treva Claire Elton in Surrey, Canada

Oct 1979 – Travel to Salt Lake City to help Ron set up apartment

20 Nov 1979 – Ron moves back to Yucaipa to start work in Orange, CA with Ron Ishii

26 May 1980 – Mary’s 30^th Birthday

Nov 1980 – Election of Ronald Reagan as 40^th US President

4 Jan 1981 – Death of Sally’s mother, Florence Langford Jensen in Downey, California. Buried at Rose Hills Cemetery, Whittier, California

8 Jan 1981 – Funeral for Florence Jensen in Whittier. Mary and Matthew visit. Ron gives eulogy

Jan 1981 – Ron purchases first home at 57 North San Gorgonio Drive, Redlands

25 Jan 1981 – Ray has heart bypass operation at Loma Linda University Hospital

Aug 1981 – Ray drives to Alaska with Ernie Moore. Ron and Sally drive to Surrey to visit Mary and family

Nov 1981 – Purchase of 5^th wheel

9 Nov 1981 – Birth of second grand daughter, Sarah Marie Elton in Surrey, Canada

14 Dec 1981 – Ron starts work as a city planner for the City of San Bernardino

19 June 1982 – Mary and family drive to Redlands for the Jensen cousin family reunion in Brea, CA

1982 – Purchase home at 111 Nanette Street, Redlands

26 Sep 1982 – Ron signs contract to move a Victorian house to 132 San Jacinto Street in Redlands

May 1984 – Los Angeles Olympics, Ron and Ray attend synchronized swimming event at USC

Nov 1984 – Re-election of Ronald Reagan as US President

16 July 1985 – Ray has valve surgery at Redlands Community Hospital – comes home on 9/2/1985

2 Oct 1985 – Attend Bob and Beth Brown’s 50^th Anniversary Party

25 Dec 1985 – Eltons come to Redlands for Christmas

11 Oct 1986 – Mary and David come to Redlands for Ray and Sally’s 40^th Anniversary

7 Dec 1987 – Death of sister, Elsie Running Farmer in Littlefork, Minnesota

22 Feb 1987 – Mary and Jon visit

7 May 1987 – Sally’s 70^th Birthday

10 May 1987 – James’ 10^th Birthday

27 Nov 1987 – Mary visits for Thanksgiving

13 Aug 1988 – Ron brings Matthew (14), David (13) and James (11) for a visit

24 Oct 1988 – Birth of fourth grandson, Byron Tanner Elton in North Vancouver, Canada

Nov 1988 – Election of George H.W. Bush as 41^st US President

27 Dec 1988 – Ray’s 70^th Birthday

24 Feb 1990 – Ray’s fall in front of 111 Nanette and breaks hip

28 Feb 1990 – Ray’s hip replacement surgery at Loma Linda University Hospital

20 May 1990 – Mary and Jon visit

26 May 1990 – Mary’s 40^th Birthday

29 Jun 1990 – Close of escrow on 1581 Edgehill Lane, Redlands, Mary and family help with the move in

8 Nov 1990 – Mary’s visit to take Sally out to Palm Springs for a visit

17 Jan 1991 – Operation Desert Storm

23 Jan 1991 – Ray returns to Loma Linda Hospital with congestive heart failure

Nov 1992 – Election of Bill Clinton as 42^nd US President

5 Jan 1993 – Ray is admitted to the Veteran’s Hospital in Loma Linda

17 Mar 1993 – Mary’s last visit with Dad in Loma Linda with Treva, Sarah and Byron

28 Jun 1993 – Death of brother-in-law, Robert Fisher Brown in La Habra, California

25 Aug 1993 – Death of husband, Raymond Henry Running in Redlands, California

27 Aug 1993 – Ray’s burial at the Riverside National Cemetery

24 Aug 1994 – Death of Sally’s brother, Keith Langford Jensen

4 May 1994 – Sally’s colostomy surgery at Loma Linda University Hospital

25 May 1994 – Death of Sally’s sister, Beth Florence Jensen Brown in La Habra, California

3 Sep 1994 – Death of wife, Sarah Ellen Running in Redlands, California, burial at Riverside National Cemetery

Nov 1996 – Re-election of Bill Clinton as US President

2 Apr 1997 – Death of sister, Lillian Running English in Renton, Washington

11 July 1997 – Marriage of grandson, Matthew Jon Elton to Heather Lawrence in West Vancouver, Canada

28 Aug 1998 – Birth of first great grand daughter, Paige Jean Elton in Vancouver, Canada

22 Feb 1999 – Death of brother, Harold Running in Littlefork, Minnesota

11 July 2000 – Marriage of grandson, David Raymond Elton to Alyce Weber in American Fork, Utah

Nov 2000 – Election of George W. Bush as 43^rd US President

9 May 2001 – Birth of second great grandchild, Tanner Elton in North Vancouver, Canada

18 Aug 2001 – Marriage of grand daughter, Treva Claire Elton to Chad Michael Colton in Seattle, Washington

14 Jun 2003 – Marriage of grandson, James Day Elton to Carrie Susan Warner in American Fork, Utah

16 Aug 2004 – Birth of third great grandchild, David Kitchener Elton in Danville, California

Nov 2004 – Re-election of George W. Bush as US President

16 July 2005 – Birth of fourth great grandchild, Avery Lawrence Elton in North Vancouver, Canada

2 Aug 2006 – Birth of fifth great grandchild, Anna Marie Colton in Portland, Oregon

3 Aug 2006 – Birth of sixth great grandchild, Karoline Mary Elton in Carlsbad, California

10 Jan 2008 – Birth of seventh great grandchild, Tate Michael Colton in Portland, Oregon

17 Mar 2008 – Birth of eighth great grandchild, Gabe James Elton

Nov 2008 – Election of Barack Obama as 44^th US President

22 May 2009 – Death of sister-in-law, Sadie Running in Littlefork, Minnesota

7 Dec 2009 – Birth of ninth great grandchild, Naomi Jane Elton

12 Aug 2011 – Birth of tenth great grandchild, Elsa Rae Elton in Seattle, Washington

15 Dec 2011 – Birth of eleventh great grandchild, Lucy Irene Colton in Portland, Oregon

Nov 2012 – Re-election of Barack Obama as 45^th US President

8 Dec 2012 – Marriage of grandson, Byron Tanner Elton to Morgan Elizabeth Smith in Salt Lake City, Utah

19 May 2013 – Birth of twelfth great grandchild, Hattie Jaye Elton in Seattle, Washington

13 May 2015 – Birth of thirteenth great grandchild, Milo Colton in Portland, Oregon

Nov 2016 – Election of Donald Trump as US President

6 Oct 2018 – Birth of fourteenth great grandchild, Kiira Bofto in Bellingham, Washington

31 Oct 2019 – Birth of fifteenth great grandchild, Rosemary Elizabeth Elton in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.