Brief Life History of Bertha Rio
When Bertha Rio Bigelow was born on 31 March 1889, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, Orrin Ellis Bigelow, was 30 and her mother, Sallie Jean West, was 27. She married Fred Clift on 25 November 1909, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Grant, Oregon, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 2 John Day, Grant, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 24 September 1965, in John Day, Grant, Oregon, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Canyon City Cemetery, Canyon City, Grant, Oregon, United States.
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- Bertha C Dixon in household of James C Dixon, "United States Census, 1940"
- Bertha Bigelow, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Bertha Bigelow Bigelow, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1898 · The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory Opens
The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory harvested sugar from beets because sugar cane was hard to grow in northern Utah. During World War, it was hard to get sugar beet seeds, so the company started to harvest the seeds of the beets they were using. The Company merged with a factory in Logan to create the Amalgamated Sugar Company which is still operational today.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English or Irish: perhaps a variant of English Bigley or Irish Begley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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