Brief Life History of Rachel May
When Rachel May Suhrke was born on 1 May 1893, in Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States, her father, Ludwig Johann Christian Suhrke, was 55 and her mother, Susannah Bosshart, was 27. She married Holger Marius Larsen on 26 November 1913, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1930 and United States in 1930. She died on 4 May 1959, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Rachael S Larsen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Rachel Mary Suhike, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Rachel Suhrke Larsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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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.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1911 · The Salt Lake International Airport
The Salt Lake International Airport starts its history as a small airfield. It slowly grew until Charles Lindbergh visited that area. After his visit, the airfield changed into a Municipal Airport and started being a hub for most flights from New York to California. After World War II, the airport turned into an international hub for most flights in the Mountain West. In recent history, It sees around 30 million travelers each year and continues to grow in popularity by the local residents.
Name Meaning
North German and Swedish: variant of Suhr .
German: nickname for a spotty person, from Middle Low German sure ‘pimple, pustule’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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