Brief Life History of Clarence Henry
When Clarence Henry Koch was born on 15 January 1904, in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States, his father, Henry William Koch, was 30 and his mother, Florence May Tripp, was 24. He married Harriett "Priscilla" Reynolds on 1 August 1931, in Fort Lupton, Weld, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Morrison, Jefferson, Colorado, United States in 1950 and Livermore, Larimer, Colorado, United States in 1965. His occupation is listed as davison-koch furniture store in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States. He died on 3 July 1989, in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Fort Lupton, Weld, Colorado, United States.
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- Clarence Koch, "United States 1950 Census"
- Clarence H Koch, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Clarence Henry Koch, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1909 · Garden of the Gods Park
In 1879, railroad tycoon, Charles Elliott Perkins bought 240 acres whrere The Garden of the Gods is located, and planned to use it as a summer home. Perkins died in 1907 before he could establish it as a public park. Perkin's children donated the now 480 acres to the city of Colorado Springs, to become a public park.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Erwin, Klaus, Helmut, Fritz, Heinz, Gerhard, Wolfgang, Ernst, Florian.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German koch, German Koch ‘cook’. The name in this sense is also established in some other European countries, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Denmark.
Czech and Slovak: from Koch, a pet form of Kochan or of any other personal name beginning with Ko-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Occupation
attended school in Golden public schools. He started herding cows at 12 years old. He worked at his grandfather’s bowling alley, setting pins. Clarence started work for Colorado Central Power Company …
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