Brief Life History of Laura Clarinda "Clara"
When Laura Clarinda "Clara" Larsen was born on 16 September 1880, in Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States, her father, Mads Larsen, was 57 and her mother, Jane Elizabeth Bishop, was 40. She married Gilmore Anderson "Ink" Harris on 22 February 1901, in Moab, Grand, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Elgin, Grand, Utah, United States for about 30 years and Election Precinct 7 Elgin, Grand, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 7 October 1955, in Fruita, Gunnison, Colorado, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Elgin Cemetery, Elgin, Grand, Utah, United States.
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- Laura C Harris, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Laura Clarinda Larsen - Government record: Census record: birth: 19 September 1880;
- Luvena Clarinda Larsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1883
Historical Boundaries: 1883: Gunnison, Colorado, United States 1883: Mesa, Colorado, United States
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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