Brief Life History of Fannie
When Fannie Talkington was born on 29 December 1880, in Texas, United States, her father, John Perry Talkington, was 38 and her mother, Katherine Hortensia Pearce, was 30. She married Elliott Washington Midgett on 17 December 1898, in Hopkins, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 5, Hopkins, Texas, United States in 1900 and Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 20 September 1911, in Hopkins, Texas, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Nelta, Hopkins, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Fannie A Midgett in household of Levi Midgett, "United States Census, 1900"
- Fannie Talkington, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Fannie A. Talkington Midgett, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1872–1932 Male
1880–1911 Female
Children (3)
1899– Female
1900– Female
1910– Female
Parents and Siblings
1842–1916 Male
1850–1924 Female
Siblings (8)
1872–1942 Female
1874–1935 Male
1876–1954 Female
1879–1970 Male
1880–1911 Female
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Age 1
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 10
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): variant of Torkington, a habitational name from Torkington in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire). The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Turec + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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