Brief Life History of Clara Eliza
When Clara Eliza Ballinger was born on 20 August 1861, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, her father, Pearson Ballinger, was 29 and her mother, Mary Bayless, was 28. She married Thomas Roland Williams on 2 February 1887. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 30 years. She died on 29 November 1938, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Clara Williams, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Clara E. Ballinger - Government record: birth-name: Clara Eliza Ballinger
- Clara E. Ballinger, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): dissimilated form of Barringer (see Berringer ).
Americanized form of French Bélanger (see Belanger ) or of its variant Bellanger . Compare Bellinger 3.
German: perhaps a variant of Behringer or of Barringer , a cognate of 1 above, with similar dissimilation of r to l. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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