Brief Life History of Clair
When Clair Funk was born on 7 September 1898, in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Edward Derlin Funk, was 17 and his mother, Rosa May Burley, was 16. He married Charlotte Mae Swanger on 29 November 1922, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States. He lived in Blair, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 12 July 1939, in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Clair Funk in household of Edward D Funk, "United States Census, 1930"
- Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Spouse and Children
1898–1939 Male
1897–1963 Female
Parents and Siblings
1881–1957 Male
1882–1945 Female
Siblings (7)
1898–1939 Male
1898– Male
1901– Female
1903– Female
1905–1974 Male
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 2
1905 · The Movie Theater
Age 7
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 12
Name Meaning
German: nickname for a blacksmith, or for a small and lively or irritable individual, from Middle High German vunke ‘spark’. This surname is also found Poland, Czechia, Sweden, Denmark, France (Alsace and Lorraine), and the Netherlands.
English: from Middle English funke, fonke, founck ‘spark of fire’, with the same meaning as 1 above.
History: Between 1709 and 1772 nine families bearing this name immigrated to America. See also Funck .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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