Isadore Scharff

Brief Life History of Isadore

When Isadore Scharff was born on 27 May 1885, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, William Scharff, was 28 and her mother, Fredericka Mars, was 37. She married Corneleus Alford Lyons on 20 June 1904, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 5 April 1951, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Corneleus Alford Lyons
1876–1929
Isadore Scharff
1885–1951
Marriage: 20 June 1904
Irene Harriet Lyons
1905–1994
Alford Corneleus Lyons
1908–1942
Elsie Mae Lyons
1910–1971
Charles Alfred Lyons
1912–1986
Everit George Lyons
1915–1962
Lavurne Lyons
1919–1921
Walter Emerson Lyons
1920–1964
Edward Everett Lyons
1921–1959
Robert Paul Lyons
1921–1959
Margaret Eleanore Lyons
1924–1957

Sources (16)

  • Ida Lyons in household of Paul Fader, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Ida Bothell, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Ida Lyons, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1887 · The Michelson-Morley Experiment

In an attempt to detect a medium of space called aether, Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley started to experiment to see if there was any relative motion of matter through light waves. The result was negative and is generally considered to be the first strong evidence against the aether theory. Even though it has failed multiple times, the same type of experiment has been repeated many times with higher amounts of sensitivity to the sensors.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Gerhard, Gunter, Hanns, Hans, Otto.

German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): variant of Scharf . Compare Sharff .

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

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