Brief Life History of Katherine Laverna
When Katherine Laverna Edwards was born on 6 October 1920, in Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States, her father, Price Rutledge Edwards, was 36 and her mother, Ernestine Ruth Stanley, was 29. She married Kenneth Wilson Bramhall on 9 November 1941, in Clark, Nevada, United States. She lived in Judicial Township 15, Kern, California, United States in 1940 and Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States for about 1 years. She died on 23 October 1993, in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States, at the age of 73.
Photos and Memories (2)
Do you know Katherine Laverna? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- La Verne Bramhall, "United States 1950 Census"
- Katherin L Edwards, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
- Laverne Edwards, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Edward , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England c. 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.