Brief Life History of Pearl Winifred Leaverton
When Pearl Winifred Leaverton was born on 19 March 1885, in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States, her father, Aaron Nathan Leaverton, was 20 and her mother, Mary Louella Garoutte, was 22. She married Alva Thornberg on 2 October 1909, in Boone, Iowa, United States. She lived in Downey Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1943. She died on 24 May 1949, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 64.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Pearl Thornburg in household of Alva Thornburg, "United States Census, 1920"
- Pearl Leaverton, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Pearl Leaverton, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
Spouse and Children
1883– Male
1885–1949 Female
Parents and Siblings
1864–1943 Male
1862–1941 Female
Siblings (8)
1885–1949 Female
1887–1972 Female
1889–1955 Male
1891–1977 Female
1892–1979 Male
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Age 6
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 17
Name Meaning
One of the group of names coined in the 19th century from words for precious and semi-precious stones. It has a longer history as a Jewish name, representing an Anglicized form of Yiddish Perle ( see also Peninnah ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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