Brief Life History of Clara Elvira
When Clara Elvira O'Hearn was born in September 1879, in Fox Lake, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Cornelius O'Hearn, was 32 and her mother, Margaret Mary Murphy, was 24. She married Joseph Henry Schuldes on 25 September 1901, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1969. She died on 31 October 1969, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Clara E O'Hearn in household of Cornielus O'Hearn, "United States Census, 1880"
- Clara O'Hearn, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Clara E. O'Hearn Schuldes, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Sean Michael, Brendan.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEachthighearna ‘descendant of Eachthighearna’ (see Hearn ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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