Cleva Louise Ethington

Female22 November 1913–July 1989

Brief Life History of Cleva Louise

When Cleva Louise Ethington was born on 22 November 1913, in Lenore, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Edgar Athensteen Ethington, was 20 and her mother, Frances Cleva Phillips, was 21. She married Cleaves Bennett Branson on 22 December 1945, in Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1930 and World for about 10 years. She died in July 1989, in Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cleaves Bennett Branson
1905–1977
Cleva Louise Ethington
1913–1989
Marriage: 22 December 1945
Patricia Carroll Branson
1947–2018

Sources (21)

  • Louise Ethington in household of Edgar A Ethington, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Cleva L Ethington, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
  • Cleva Louise Ethington Bronson in household of Cleavis Bennett Bronson, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 December 1945Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 3

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    1919 · Mesa Arizona Latter-day Saint Temple Announced

    Age 6

    The Mesa Arizona Latter-day Saint Temple was announced on October 3, 1919. Don Carlos Young and Ramm Hansen were chosen to design the temple. The Mesa, Arizona temple was the first temple to be built in Arizona.

    1935 · The FBI is Established

    Age 22

    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    Name Meaning

    Possibly English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.

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

    Story Highlight

    Ethington, Cleva Louise b 1913 dau of Edgar Athelstein & Cleva Frances Phillips

    HUSBAND'S AGE AT MARR: 40 CLEAVES BENNETT'S FATHER: AUGUSTUS THEOLOPIS BRANSON. CLEVA LOUISE'S FATHER: EDGAR ATHELSTEIN ETHINGTON. PARENTS MAY HAVE MARRIED 29 DEC 1944. PATRICIA CARROLL IS A 1971 GRA …

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