Brief Life History of Clara Louise
When Clara Louise Weldon was born in January 1858, in Vacaville, Solano, California, United States, her father, Joseph Weldon, was 44 and her mother, Mary Louisa Pond, was 31. She married Charles Edward Phipps on 1 June 1880, in Solano, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Vacaville Judicial Township, Solano, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 8 August 1908, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.
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- Clara Weldon in household of Josep Weldon, "United States Census, 1860"
- Clara Louise Weldon, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Clara Louise Phipps in entry for Lubin Weinstock and Charles Edward Phipps, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire called Weldon, from Old English well(a) ‘spring, stream’ + dūn ‘hill’. This name was brought to Ireland (Dublin) in the 14th century. It has been Gaelicized as de Bhéalatún.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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