Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Stark was born on 8 September 1873, in Kansas, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Stark, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Irvena Richardson, was 19. She married Samuel I. Brown about 1889. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in La Junta, Otero, Colorado, United States for about 10 years and Gomer Township, Caldwell, Missouri, United States for about 10 years.
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Sources (11)
- Emma McLaughlin, "United States Census, 1930"
- Emma Brown, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Emma Stark Mclaughlin in entry for Mrs Essie Or Mickey Perkins, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1889
Historical Boundaries: 1875: Bent, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Bent Colorado, United States 1889: Otero, Colorado, United States
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: nickname from Middle English stark ‘strong, sturdy; harsh, severe’ (Old English stearc).
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a strong, bold person, from Middle High German stark(e), German stark ‘strong, brave’.
Czech and Slovak (Štark): of German origin (see 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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