Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Clyde was born on 28 December 1893, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, her father, James William Clyde, was 38 and her mother, Mary Ann Campbell, was 31. She married John Parker Newton Sr. on 4 August 1920, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 9 October 1942, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- Laura Clyde in household of James William Clyde, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Laura Clyde, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Laura Clyde Newton, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
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World Events (8)
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, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
Scottish: apparently a topographic name for someone who lived on the banks of the Clyde river (Gaelic Cluaidh, probably of pre-Celtic origin), which flows through Glasgow.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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