Sarah Lake Stark

Female23 April 1896–

Brief Life History of Sarah Lake

When Sarah Lake Stark was born on 23 April 1896, in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States, her father, Jeremiah Washington Stark, was 29 and her mother, Susie Eleanor Bean, was 26. She married Eldon Stanley Trogen on 29 July 1922. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 405 Skagway, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1940.

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Family Time Line

Eldon Stanley Trogen
1893–1959
Sarah Lake Stark
1896–
Marriage: 29 July 1922
Rosemary Annabelle Trogen
1925–2002
Eldon Stanley Trogen
1929–2010

Sources (10)

  • Sarah Stark in household of Gerry W Stark, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sarah L in entry for J P Finley and George C Merris, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
  • Sarah L Stark in household of Rose Daniels, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 July 1922

    • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1898 · Oregon Historical Society

    Age 2

    The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

    1927

    Age 31

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    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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