Brief Life History of Corinda Elvira
When Corinda Elvira Clapp was born on 28 September 1848, in Iowa, United States, her father, Benjamin Lynn Clapp, was 34 and her mother, Elvira Corinda Randall, was 23. She married Alexander Burton Smith on 7 October 1863, in San Joaquin, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States in 1880 and Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 13 March 1923, in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States.
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Sources (27)
- Corinda E Smith in household of Elvira Clapp, "United States Census, 1870"
- Corinda Elvira Smith, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
- Corinda E Clapp, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1840–1924 Male
1848–1923 Female
Children (4)
1866–1921 Female
1867–1937 Male
1880–1955 Male
1882–1971 Female
Parents and Siblings
1814–1865 Male
1825–1876 Female
Siblings (8)
1848–1923 Female
1850–1919 Male
1852–1902 Male
1855–1904 Male
1857–1867 Male
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World Events (8)
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
Age 9
1863
Age 15
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Somerset): either from Middle English clop(pe), clap(pe) ‘lump’, perhaps denoting a stocky person, or Middle English clap(pe) ‘loud noise; noisy, idle chatter’.
Americanized form of German Klapp .
In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Klep: nickname from klep ‘sharpness of scythe or sickle’, also ‘sharpening with a hammer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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