Lenore Sohrenssen

Brief Life History of Lenore

When Lenore Sohrenssen was born on 2 August 1900, in Corning, Monroe Township, Perry, Ohio, United States, her father, John Abraham Sohrenssen, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Jane Fleming, was 21. She married Robert William Lewis in 1917. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in United States in 1949 and Harrison Township, Perry, Ohio, United States in 1950. She died on 29 December 1971, in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Iliff Cemetery, Crooksville, Perry, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oscar Robert Colborn
1899–1979
Lenore Sohrenssen
1900–1971
Marriage: 1 November 1929
Patricia Louise Colborn
1930–1982
Raymond Elwood Colborn
1932–2003
Barbara Colborn
1935–2016

Sources (21)

  • Lenore Coborn, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Lenore Sohrenssen, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Lenore Lewis, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States

After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

Short form of Eléonore . See Leonora .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Lenore Sohrenssen Colborn Find A Grave Memorial# 43495820

Lenore Sohrenssen Colborn Birth: Aug. 2, 1900 Corning Perry County Ohio, USA Death: Dec. 29, 1971 Zanesville Muskingum County Ohio, USA Family links: Parents: Abraham John Sohrenssen (1870 - …

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