Clarissa Josephine Wonch

Brief Life History of Clarissa Josephine

When Clarissa Josephine Wonch was born in 1859, in St Marys, Perth, Canada West, British North America, her father, Solomon Wonch, was 31 and her mother, Anna Tompkins, was 29. She married Harley Wesley Barnum on 14 November 1886, in Custer Township, Custer, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States in 1920. She died on 30 March 1936, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harley Wesley Barnum
1860–1899
Clarissa Josephine Wonch
1859–1936
Marriage: 14 November 1886
Marion Melinda Barnum
1887–1972
Harley Wesley Barnum
1890–1968
Eugene Southard Barnum
1892–1972
Sherwood Alonzo Barnum
1897–1967

Sources (19)

  • Clara Barnnon, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Clara Barnum, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Clara Wongh Wongh, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870

Historical Boundaries: 1870: Dickinson, Iowa, United States

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Wunsch .

History: The first recorded bearer of this surname was John George Wonch, born in Germany as Johann Georg Wunsch. He arrived in NY in 1792 and later settled in Canada.

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

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