Clara Bell Blodgett

Brief Life History of Clara Bell

When Clara Bell Blodgett was born on 8 July 1893, in Nebraska, United States, her father, Dr Hyrum LeFlesh Blodgett, was 33 and her mother, Dora Ann Ruch, was 28. She married Earl Wellington Shaw on 26 July 1913, in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and United States in 1949. She died on 22 February 1977, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Earl Wellington Shaw
1888–1954
Clara Bell Blodgett
1893–1977
Marriage: 26 July 1913
Gilbert Irvin Shaw
1914–1921
Lee Earl Shaw
1916–2003
Cariel Iona Shaw
1923–2010
Lawrence Gale Shaw
1925–1999

Sources (22)

  • Clara B Shaw, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Clara Shaw, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Clara Shaw, "Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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Name Meaning

English: unexplained. This surname is no longer found in Britain.

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

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