Brief Life History of Elsie Marie
When Elsie Marie Gonzales was born on 12 September 1895, in Santa Bárbara, Honduras, her father, Manuel Antonio Gonzales, was 34 and her mother, Bridget Leona Craviotto, was 36. She married George Frank Clifton on 21 December 1916, in Orange, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States in 1910. She died on 12 September 1967, in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in San Bruno, San Mateo, California, United States.
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- Elsie M Schaffer, "United States 1950 Census"
- Elsie Marie Gonzoles, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Elsie Mary Everson, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Carlos, Jesus, Luis, Ramon, Ruben, Pedro, Raul, Guadalupe, Lupe.
Spanish: altered form of González (see Gonzalez ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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