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Monson, Clara G., 1887-1978

Clara G. Monson was born in 1887 in Wisconsin. In 1922, along with her husband Fred, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple had no children, but Clara and her niece were close all of her life. She passed away in 1978.

Source:

Fred A. and Clara G. Monson Papers, 1860s-1976. MS-00207. Special Collections and Archives,

University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Mobley, C. C. (Clio Cline), 1881-1985

C. C. (Clio Cline) Mobley was born in Greensberg, Indiana on February 9, 1888 to Lyman Mobley and

Nancy Doggett. Mobley married Bertha Pearl Dickey in 1903, and the new family moved soon after to

Riverside, California. Mobley's first daughter, Mary Miriam, was born in California in 1908. In 1911

Mobley moved his wife and family to the land in Las Vegas, Nevada that contained the Old Las Vegas

Mormon Fort and first swimming pool in Las Vegas. The family operated a dairy farm on the property,

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Thomas, Charles W., 1860-1937

Charles William Thomas was born July 29, 1860 in what would soon become Nevada. He and his family are known as early settlers in Nevada, and lived in various locations around Nevada including Beatty, Pioneer (near Goodsprings), and Searchlight, where he operated a merchantile store. Thomas became the postmaster of Pioneer, Nevada in October 1911. He died on August 16, 1937.

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Perry, Lorraine Thomas, 1910-1984

Lorraine Thomas and her family were early residents of Beatty, Nevada.

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Ogden, William B.

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Morgan, T. J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1839-1902

Thomas J. Morgan was the Commissioner of Indian Affairs selected by President Benjamin Harrison in 1889. He was born in Franklin, Indiana on August 17, 1839 and was the son of Reverend Lewis Morgan, one of the founders of Franklin College. During the American Civil War, he was a brevet brigadier-general and the commander of the 14th United States Colored Infantry.

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Egger, Patrick K., 1949-

Patrick Egger was city planner for North Las Vegas and Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning (mapping); Vice President and senior real estate appraisor for Nevada Savings and Loan; then independent real estate appraisor; early involvement with UNLV Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies, and instructor in real estate in the College of Continuing Education. Author and presenter about real estate appraisal.

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Farnsworth, David

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