Brief Life History of Clara Virginia
When Clara Virginia Whitman was born in 1875, in Missouri, United States, her father, Samuel Songer Whitman, was 31 and her mother, Missouri Stewart, was 27. She married William K. Alexander on 24 February 1897, in Montgomery, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Boonville, Louisiana Territory, United States in 1930.
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Sources (5)
- Clara V Alexander in household of Leo Allgeyer, "United States Census, 1930"
- Miss Clara V Whitman in entry for William K Alexandreu, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Clara Alexander, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Whytman (Old English Hwītmann, from hwīt ‘white’ + mann ‘man’). Compare White 1 and also Wightman , with which this surname was probably confused.
History: John Whitman settled in Weymouth, MA, c. 1638. The poet Walt Whitman (1819–92) was descended from Joseph Whitman, who had settled in Stratford, CT, from England around 1660.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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