Hainings and Related Families

Hainings, Harrowers, Powells, Richmonds, and Related Families

James Perry WATKINS
(1842 –1918)

Martha Jane POWELL
(1846 –1891)

Richard John JOHNSTON
(1861–1944)

Rachael Anna WATKINS
(1872 –1921)

Clara Ann JOHNSTON
(1901–1970)

Family Links

Spouses & Children

1. Ralph Mason STARK

2. Ralph Albert ANDERSON

Clara Ann JOHNSTON ² ³

Born: 19 July 1901, Oregon, USA
Marriage (1): Ralph Mason STARK on 10 July 1919 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA ¹
Marriage (2): Ralph Albert ANDERSON on 4 May 1939 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA ¹
Died: 11 November 1970, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA at age 69

bullet Another name for Clara was Mrs. Clara Belle STARK.

Clara married Ralph Mason STARK, son of David STARK and Narona Sion PHILLIPS, on 10 July 1919 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.¹ (Ralph Mason STARK was born on 24 November 1895 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA and died on 30 August 1956 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.)

bullet Recorded Events about their Marriage

Witnesses: Mrs. Elmira F. Skaggs and Mrs. May Elkins, 10 July 1919, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.

Officiating: Eld. A. D. Skaggs, 10 July 1919, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.

They have conflicting marriage information of 22 January 1921 and Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. ¹ There is a second marriage certificate for Clara Johnston and Ralph Stark. Are there two different Ralph Starks? Did they divorce and remarry again? Or was the first marriage not considered valid for some reason? The same minister married them, and the witnesses are Mrs. Elmira F. Skaggs (witness at first wedding) and J. F. Dobson.

Clara next married Ralph Albert ANDERSON on 4 May 1939 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.¹ (Ralph Albert ANDERSON was born on 29 September 1893 in Kristiania, Norway and died on 7 March 1973 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ⁴.)

bullet Recorded Events about their Marriage

Witnesses: Mrs. Gladys Anderson and Nerissa Henry, 4 May 1939, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. ³

Officiating: Paul L. Hangman(?), minister, 4 May 1939, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. ³

Sources

Marriage Certificate (digital or paper copy of official marriage record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
Gertrude Brown Smith and Beulah M. Springstead, Our Colonial Lines: Powell, Eaton, Rice, Pettengill, Collver, White (c) 1992, p. 11. This is the 3rd edition of a family-published book on genealogy.
Kirsty M. Haining.
Ancestry.com, Oregon, Death Index, 1898 – 2008 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903 –1998. Salem, OR, USA: Oregon State Archives and Records Center; and Oregon Death Indexes, 1903 –1970 and Oregon Death Indexes, 1971– 2008; Salem, OR, USA: Oregon State Library).

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