Clifford Emerson Burrell

Male8 March 1893–18 June 1975

Brief Life History of Clifford Emerson

Clifford Emerson Burrell was born on 8 March 1893, in Richland, Keokuk, Iowa, United States. He married Edris Frederika Hitsman on 5 September 1942, in Volusia, Florida, United States. He died on 18 June 1975, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Springfield Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.

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Clifford Emerson Burrell
1893–1975
Edris Frederika Hitsman
1889–1985
Marriage: 5 September 1942

Sources (6)

  • Clifford Emerson Burrell, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Clifford E Burrell, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
  • Clifford E Burrell, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 September 1942Volusia, Florida, United States

    • World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 3

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

    Age 20

    At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 23

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    nickname from Middle English, Old French burel, borel (also birel) ‘reddish brown’, referring perhaps to complexion or hair color. This was occasionally used by Normans as a personal name, perhaps a nickname substituted for the personal name. The word also denoted a coarse woollen cloth of this color, so the surname may sometimes refer to dress, or it may be a nickname for a maker of the cloth, a bureller.

    habitational name from Burwell in Lincolnshire, see Burwell .

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

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