Brief Life History of Clara Louise
When Clara Louise Frisbey was born on 26 July 1879, in Sparland, Steuben Township, Marshall, Illinois, United States, her father, Orrin Frisbey, was 39 and her mother, Maria Stephenson, was 33. She married Vernon Perry Ketchum on 1 April 1900, in Henry, Marshall, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Henry, Marshall, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States for about 5 years. She died on 22 November 1966, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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- Clara Ketchum, "United States Census, 1940"
- Clara Louise Frisbey Ketchum, "Find A Grave Index"
- Clara Lenor Ketchum in entry for Vernon Perry Ketchum, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Frisby .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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