Brief Life History of Pearl Charlotta
When Pearl Charlotta McClanahan was born on 14 April 1887, in Wright, Missouri, United States, her father, James Woods McClanahan, was 50 and her mother, Martha E. Hillhouse, was 27. She married Noah Eldridge Claxton on 1 January 1901. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Elk Creek Township, Wright, Missouri, United States for about 20 years and Rural, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States in 1935. She died on 22 January 1970, in Marshfield, Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Wright, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Pearl Burtchett, "United States 1950 Census"
- WRIGHT COUNTY, MISSOURI - MARRIAGE LICENSE RECORDS AS PUBLISHED IN HARTVILLE, M
- Pearlie Charlotta McClanahan Claxton, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment
The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Leanacháin ‘son of Leanachán’, a personal name meaning ‘possessing cloaks’ or ‘with the cloak’. In Scotland the surname (with internal ch) was once common in Galloway. There is also an Irish Ó surname from the same personal name, see Lenahan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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