Brief Life History of Evelyn Elsa Laura
When Evelyn Elsa Laura Larson was born on 19 October 1912, in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States, her father, Jakob Emil Larsson, was 40 and her mother, Karolina Carrie Nyquist, was 40. She married Gordon Francis Murray on 25 May 1935, in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States. She died on 22 June 2002, in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Lakewood, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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- Evelyn Lauson, "United States Census, 1920"
- U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Nils, Helmer, Lennart, Selmer, Sven, Iver, Thor, Alf, Erland.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Larsson .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Larsen and Larssen, cognates of 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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