Researching Bertha Damon
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 185 people with the Damon surname? In that year Damon was ranked number 3394 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bertha means "Shining" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Bertha Damon on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bertha Damon and the Damon Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 251 people with the Damon surname in the UK? Damon is now ranked number 3806 for popularity in the UK. |
Damon Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Damon surname in the USA? Damon is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bertha Damon
Bertha Damon
Bertha Clark Pope Damon (1881–c. 1976) was an American humorist, author, lecturer, and editor. She wrote the best-selling humorous memoir Grandma Called It Carnal.
The composer Ernst Bacon dedicated two songs to Bertha Damon. Benjamin Lehman, English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said she “had a real talent for gathering people around her, and that she "was so great a wit that we were all delighted periodically into really uncontrolled laughter.” Well-known writers who were part of her circle include Stella Benson, Witter Bynner, Oscar Lewis, Winfield Townley Scott, and Marie de Laveaga Welch. She was also active in the Sierra Club and wrote accounts of some of its camping trips for the Sierra Club Bulletin.
Source: Bertha Damon, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Damon
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