Retha Maria Clutter

Brief Life History of Retha Maria

When Retha Maria Clutter was born on 18 January 1889, in Morgan Township, Knox, Ohio, United States, her father, David Clutter, was 23 and her mother, Virginia Ann Smith, was 22. She married Harrison Hindley Hickinbotham on 8 February 1908. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States in 1935 and Utica, Washington Township, Licking, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 7 October 1960, in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in South Lawn Cemetery, Utica, Licking, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harrison Hindley Hickinbotham
1888–1923
Retha Maria Clutter
1889–1960
Marriage: 8 February 1908
Harold Hindley Hickinbotham
1908–1971
Rita Marie Hickinbotham
1916–1997
John Eldon Hickinbotham
1918–2009
Allison Louise Hickinbotham
1921–1922
Leslie Clarke Hickinbotham
1923–1995

Sources (27)

  • Retha Abbott, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Retha Clutter, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Retha Clutter, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

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.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of South German Klotter: unexplained.

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

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