Brief Life History of Clara May
When Clara May Funk was born on 20 February 1893, in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob R. Funk, was 41 and her mother, Clara A. Mickley, was 38. She married Clark Wilbur Mentzer in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 11 December 1956, at the age of 63, and was buried in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Clara Maye Martzer, "United States 1950 Census"
- Clara Maye Funk Mentzer, "Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976"
- Clara Maye Funk Mentzer, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1910 · The BSA is Made
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Name Meaning
German: nickname for a blacksmith, or for a small and lively or irritable individual, from Middle High German vunke ‘spark’. This surname is also found Poland, Czechia, Sweden, Denmark, France (Alsace and Lorraine), and the Netherlands.
English: from Middle English funke, fonke, founck ‘spark of fire’, with the same meaning as 1 above.
History: Between 1709 and 1772 nine families bearing this name immigrated to America. See also Funck .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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