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.
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).
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