Cora Bromley

Brief Life History of Cora

When Cora Bromley was born on 30 November 1885, in Klickitat, Washington, United States, her father, Herrick Bromley Jr, was 58 and her mother, May Isadore Lunsford, was 24. She married Albert Merrill Dellaughter on 11 August 1909, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She lived in Yakima, Washington, United States in 1900 and Olympia Election Precinct 18, Thurston, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 24 December 1970, in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Charles Law
1856–1933
Cora Bromley
1885–1970
Marriage: 28 August 1915
Clara Emma Law
1923–2017

Sources (22)

  • Cora Law, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Cora Dellaughter, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Cora Law, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1889 · Washington Becomes a State

On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places called Bromley, in Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent (now in Greater London), Greater London, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, Shropshire, and elsewhere. Most are named with Old English brōm ‘broom’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, but Bromley (near Bow) in Greater London is from Old English bræmbel ‘bramble’ + lēah.

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

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