Brief Life History of Karen Kristine
When Karen Kristine Pedersen was born on 23 January 1893, in Oslo, Norway, her father, Karl Olaf Pedersen, was 35 and her mother, Emma Lorentse Hansen, was 37. She married Ernest Thomas Rainbow on 27 May 1914, in Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States in 1920 and Brooklyn Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States in 1940. She died on 7 July 1957, in San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States.
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- Karen Pedersen in household of Karl Oluf Pedersen, "Norway Census, 1900"
- Carline C Pedersen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Karen Kristine "Caroline" Pedersen (Rainbow) find a grave
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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.
1900 · 1900 Norwegian Census
Enumerates all persons in Norway on 3 Dec 1900. Also includes data of individuals on Norwegian ships. Includes names, birthdates & birthplaces, marital status, position in family, occupation, nationality etc.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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