Brief Life History of Clarence Michael
When Clarence Michael Wonderly was born on 5 April 1894, in Mark Township, Defiance, Ohio, United States, his father, Seneca Wonderly, was 40 and his mother, Agnes Huber, was 41. He married Violet Mary McAlpine on 30 August 1924, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940 and Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 20 May 1971, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Clarence M Wonderly, "United States 1950 Census"
- Clarence M Wonderly, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Clarence M Wonderly, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
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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.
1897 · Beginnings of Kmart
Detroit was the home of the second dime and nickel stores that S. S. Kresge owned. After two years with John McCrory, his partner, he traded his share in the Memphis store, plus $3,000, for full ownership of the Detroit store and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson. In 1962, the S. S. Kresge Company would rebrand and change their name to Kmart.
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.
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Americanized form of German Wunderle .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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