Brief Life History of Rose Clara
When Rose Clara Gratz was born on 11 September 1906, in Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, United States, her father, George G Gratz, was 26 and her mother, Beata Dauenhauer, was 18. She married Harry LeRoy Blodgett Sr. on 5 July 1928, in Hamilton, Ravalli, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Election Precinct 4 Missoula City, Missoula, Montana, United States for about 5 years and Deer Lodge, Powell, Montana, United States for about 1 years. She died on 23 July 1995, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States, at the age of 88.
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Sources (7)
- Rose M Blodgett, "United States 1950 Census"
- Rose Clara Gratz, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
- Rose Blodgett in entry for Adam E Gratz, "Montana, Mineral County Obituaries, 1870-2010"
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World Events (8)
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1910 · Glacier National Park Established
Congress established Glacier National Park on May 11, 1910. The park is located in the northern part of Montana on the Canada- US border. It covers 1 million acres, has over a hundred lakes, over a thousand different plant species, and over a hundred animal species. Previously the area had been occupied by the Blackfoot and Flathead people.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
South German (also Grätz): habitational name from any of several places in Austria (Graz) and Bohemia (Königgrätz, Czech Hradec Králové).
South German (also Grätz): from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name reflected by Old High German grātag ‘hungry, greedy, eager’.
South German (also Grätz): from a short form of the personal name Pankratz , from Latin Pancratius.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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