♀ Clara May Lowry

1864 - 1909

 

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Clara May Lowry
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Parents
John Lowry Jr.
John Lowry Jr.
1823 - 1865
Mary Lowry
Mary Lowry
1826 - 1917
Spouse
Children
Roy Blain Boyd
Roy Blain Boyd
1883 - 1942
Mary Winona Plaster
Mary Winona Plaster
1889 - 1963
Neoma Olieta Plaster
Neoma Olieta Plaster
1896 - 1985
Siblings
Minerva Lowry
Minerva Lowry
1847 - 1881
Charles Henry Lowry
Charles Henry Lowry
1848 - 1906
Andrew Thomas Lowry
Andrew Thomas Lowry
1851 - 1930
Jaretta Ann Lowry
Jaretta Ann Lowry
1852 - 1920
Emily Jane Lowry
Emily Jane Lowry
1856 - 1940

1870


Age: 5y
Mary Lowry & Clara Lowry - 1870 United States Federal Census

residence


Union, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA ⇓
She moved to a farm in Poweshiek probably when she was very young, after the death of her father John Lowry. Her mother Mary was a farmer, with the help of her two oldest sons.
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1870 • In New York City, the first pneumatic subway is opened.

1882


Jan 26
Age: 17y
1882 • The Urabi Revolt breaks out in Egypt against the Khedive and European influence in that country.

1887


Age: 22y
1887 Heinrich Hertz discovers the photoelectric effect on the production and reception of electromagnetic (EM) waves (radio). This was an important step towards the understanding of the quantum nature of light.

1896


Feb 12
Age: 31y
1896 • The opening ceremonies of the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games, are held in Athens.

1900


Age: 35y
1900 Max Planck announces his discovery of the law of black body emission, marking the birth of quantum physics.

1909


Jun 18
Age: 45y
1909 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown and succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V. He is sent to the Ottoman port city of Thessaloniki (Selanik) the next day.

1909


Jun
1909 • The Anglo-Persian Oil Company, modern-day BP, is incorporated.

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