Bertha Matilda Lamb

1876–1951 (Age 75)
Colorado, United States

The Life of Bertha Matilda

When Bertha Matilda Lamb was born on 9 July 1876, in Colorado, United States, her father, Harman Earnest Lamb, was 37 and her mother, Harriet Erizer, was 25. She lived in Ojai Judicial Township, Ventura, California, United States in 1900 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 20 years. She died in October 1951, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Bertha Matilda Lamb
1876–1951
Perry Alonzo McAninch
1880–1953

Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Harman Earnest Lamb

    Male1838–1918Male

  • Harriet Erizer

    Female1850–1932Female

siblings

(6)

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 5

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1881 · Denver becomes State Capitol

Age 5

On Nov 8 1881, Denver becomes the state capitol, due to an economic boom the city experienced in the 1880s.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 20

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.

Name Meaning

1 English: from Middle English lamb, a nickname for a meek and inoffensive person, or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of lambs. See also Lamm .2 English: from a short form of the personal name Lambert .3 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ( see Lane 3). MacLysaght comments: ‘The form Lamb(e), which results from a more than usually absurd pseudotranslation (uan ‘lamb’), is now much more numerous than O’Loan itself.’

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Bertha Mcaninch in household of Perry Mcaninch, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Bertha M Mc Aninch in household of Perry A Mc Aninch, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Bertha McAninch in household of Perry McAninch, "United States Census, 1920"

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