Brief Life History of Clarence Mason
When Clarence Mason Guernsey was born on 21 February 1887, in Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska, United States, his father, Joseph H Guernsey, was 27 and his mother, Lydia Lavantia Mason, was 26. He married Mabel May Taylor on 4 January 1911, in Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 6, Phillips, Colorado, United States in 1900 and Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, United States in 1930. He died on 21 May 1969, in Wray, Yuma, Colorado, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Holyoke Memorial Park, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, United States.
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- Clarence Guernsey, "United States Census, 1950"
- C M Guernsey, "Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995"
- Clarence Mason Guernsey, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1888 · Bauxite Mining Began
Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English (southern): habitational name from the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. The name of the island is from the Old Norse ey ‘island’, with an uncertain first element, perhaps the male personal name Grani in the genitive case with original -ar, or from a genitive case form of grǫn ‘pine’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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