Brief Life History of Vera Marie
When Vera Marie Beherns was born on 29 July 1920, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, her father, Otto George Beherns, was 29 and her mother, Beatrice Sadie Chappelle, was 27. She married Clarence Melvin Prothero on 23 May 1941, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 90 Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 3 March 1999, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Vera Beherns in household of Otto Beherns, "United States Census, 1940"
- Vera M Beherns, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Spouse and Children
1919–2007 Male
1920–1999 Female
Children (1)
1944– Male
Parents and Siblings
1891–1977 Male
1892–1981 Female
Siblings (2)
1915–2002 Female
1920–1999 Female
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 3
1940
Age 20
1941
Age 21
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Erna, Ernst, Frieda, Guenther, Bernhard, Claus, Elke.
North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from Behrend , a variant of Bernhard . According to documentary evidence, for Germans, the earlier form Be(h)rendes was generally replaced by Behrens during the 17th century. Jews used the personal name Behrend because its initial sounds are close to those of the common Yiddish name Ber .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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