Brief Life History of Lucretia Adaline
When Lucretia Adaline Voris was born on 15 November 1847, in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States, her father, George Washington Voorhees, was 31 and her mother, Anna Sumner, was 33. She married Samuel J Sharpe on 20 April 1869, in Fremont, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Elkhorn Judicial Township, San Joaquin, California, United States in 1910 and Yakima, Washington, United States in 1930. She died on 15 February 1939, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Grandview, Yakima, Washington, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (39)
- Lucretia Voorhes in household of George Voorhes, "United States Census, 1850"
- Adda Vorees in entry for Byron S Wolfe and Stella V Sharpe, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Adaline Sharpe, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1841–1908 Male
1847–1939 Female
Children (3)
1871–1933 Male
1876–1938 Male
1878–1966 Female
Parents and Siblings
1816–1888 Male
1814–1890 Female
Siblings (14)
1836–1930 Male
1837–1839 Male
1839–1839 Female
1841–1854 Female
1842–1930 Male
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World Events (8)
1848 · The California Gold Rush
Age 1
1851
Age 4
1872 · The First National Park
Age 25
Name Meaning
Variant of Voorhis , a surname of Dutch origin (see Voorhees ). Compare Vooris , Vorce , Vorous , and Vorys .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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