Ira Mark Croff

Brief Life History of Ira Mark

When Ira Mark Croff was born on 25 October 1893, in Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States, his father, William Luther Croff, was 53 and his mother, Harriet Maria Higley, was 40. He married Thekla Naoma Christenson on 15 November 1922, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940 and Butte, California, United States in 1950. He died on 29 November 1968, in San Luis Obispo, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Ira Mark Croff
1893–1968
Thekla Naoma Christenson
1903–1933
Marriage: 15 November 1922

Sources (34)

  • Ira M Croff, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ira Mark Croff, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Ira Mark Croff, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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World Events (8)

1894 · Tower Bridge Completed

Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is built across the Thames and is a suspension bridge. It has gothic towers on either side of it and is sometimes confused with the London Bridge. It is also the oldest bridge in London.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1913

Natives Land Act introduced to prevent blacks, except those living in Cape Province, from buying land outside reserves.

Name Meaning

Altered form of German Graf or Graff . Or of Dutch Kroft .

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

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