Alvera Venetia Harry

Brief Life History of Alvera Venetia

When Alvera Venetia Harry was born on 17 April 1898, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, her father, George Yost Harry Sr, was 38 and her mother, Mary Adelaide Lyons, was 33. She married Charles Russell McClellan in 1926. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Eureka Township, Humboldt, California, United States in 1900. She died on 13 November 1944, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Winona Cemetery, Tualatin, Washington, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Russell McClellan
1903–1976
Alvera Venetia Harry
1898–1944
Marriage: 1926
Dulcie D. McClellan
1927–1970
Charles Russell McClellan II
1928–2010

Sources (10)

  • Alvera Henderson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Alvera Harry McClellan, "Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Alvera Harry McClellan, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1911 · First U.S. Primary Elections Held

The first U.S. primary elections were held in Oregon in 1911. 

Name Meaning

English (mainly south Wales and southwestern England): from the medieval personal name Harry, a common form of Henry , with assimilation of -nr- to -rr- and regular Middle English change of -er- to -ar-. In south Wales the surname is generally a post-medieval coinage, in most cases not hereditary until the 18th or 19th century.

French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hariric, composed of the elements hari, heri ‘army’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.

Native American (e.g. Navajo): adoption of the English personal name Harry (see 1 above) as a surname.

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

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