Clara Amerine

Brief Life History of Clara

When Clara Amerine was born on 20 January 1880, in Sumner, Kansas, United States, her father, Stephen Kenneth Amrine, was 39 and her mother, Mary Jane Curry, was 35. She married John Dowden Fair on 24 August 1898, in Marshall Township, Taylor, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Grant Township, Cass, Iowa, United States in 1885 and Taylor, Iowa, United States in 1895. She died on 25 May 1946, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

John Dowden Fair
1874–1939
Clara Amerine
1880–1946
Marriage: 24 August 1898
Donald Lewis Fair
1899–1962
Steven Kenneth Fair Sr.
1900–1979

Sources (14)

  • Clara E Amerine in household of Stephen K Amerine, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Clara Margaret Peterie, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Clara Amarine, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881 · Kansas Prohibits Alcoholic Beverages

Kansas became the first state to adopt a constitutional amendment which prohibited all alcoholic beverages on February 19, 1881.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Amrein .

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

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