Clara Elvira Von Wedell

Brief Life History of Clara Elvira

When Clara Elvira Von Wedell was born on 23 March 1883, in Cherokee, Kansas, United States, her father, Walter Henning Gustav Alesander Von Wedell, was 33 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Murray, was 26. She married Addison William Mendenhall on 12 February 1907, in Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Harris, Texas, United States in 1910 and Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 February 1967, in Montebello, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Long Beach Municipal Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Addison William Mendenhall
1881–1943
Clara Elvira Von Wedell
1883–1967
Marriage: 12 February 1907
Bonnie Maree Mendenhall
1908–1913
Flora Adaline Mendenhall
1911–2005
James Mendenhall
1913–1913
Mendenhall
1913–1913
Mendenhall
1913–1913

Sources (17)

  • C von Wedell in household of W von Wedell, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
  • Clair Venuell, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Clara Von Wedell, "Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1901

The Municipal Cemetery was established as early as 1901 when William Willmore, the original developer of what became Long Beach was interred there. According to records, on July 10th, 1900 the City of Long Beach assumed the operation and maintenance of the three and two-thirds acres cemetery from the Long Beach Cemetery Association. The Cemetery was previously known as the Signal Hill Cemetery, and it is thought to have been established as a burial ground for Bixby Ranch employees. A Bixby mausoleum is located on the property, although no member of the Bixby family is interred there. At some point, the land became part of the Rancho Los Cerritos, and was subsequently purchased by William Erwin Willmore, the entrepreneur credited with founding Willmore City, predecessor to the City of Long Beach. The management, upkeep and control of the Cemetery is the responsibility of the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department. This includes manual watering of the grounds, tree maintenance, plant care, weeding, edging and

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .

Chinese: variant of Wong .

Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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