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Cragin, Lucille Marleau, 1898-1991
Lucille Marleau "Seely" Cragin was born in September 25, 1898 in Los Angeles, California to Louis Marleau and Lucy Mueller. She married Ernie W. Cragin in 1917 and had one son, Marleau J. Cragin, who died October 25, 1944 during World War II. She remained in Las Vegas until her death on August 4, 1991.
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Genealogy files about "Lucille A. Cragin." Accessed on March 18, 2020 on familysearch.org
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Whiteley, Harry Hayden, 1890-1970
Architect Harry Hayden Whitely, born in 1890 in Bakersfield, California, studied drafting and worked as the chief draftsman for Twentieth Century Fox in 1920 after serving in World War I. Whiteley graduated in 1924 from the University of Southern California with a degree in engineering. He designed elegant residences in Beverly Hills before World War II, working among the architects Paul Revere Williams, Frank Taylor, and Adrian Wilson.
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Clark, Donald M., Reverend, 1933-2017
In 1952, after serving in the Army, Reverend Donald M. Clark moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he became an assistant pastor and began working towards integration and improving the lives of the black community. His firm stance on equal rights led him to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he worked with James McMillan and Charles West to lobby Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer and other public figures to initiate integration in Las Vegas.
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Intravia, Frances, 1925-2013
Frances Intravia was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 20, 1925 as Frances Laura Dodd to Jesse Dodd and Laura Nee Thomas. She married Joseph Intravia on September 7, 1964 and the couple moved to Las Vegas, Nevada shortly after, where Intravia died on September 15, 2013.
Genealogy files about “Frances Intravia.” Accessed on January 17, 2020. Accessed on Ancestry.com
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