Brief Life History of John Perry
When John Perry Talkington was born on 29 November 1842, in Washington, Arkansas, United States, his father, Isaac Walton Talkington, was 20 and his mother, Mary A. T. Eshom Eschom, was 20. He married Katherine Hortensia Pearce on 12 December 1869, in Upshur, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 5, Hopkins, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 March 1916, in Hopkins, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Nelta Cemetery, Nelta, Hopkins, Texas, United States.
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- John Talkington, "United States Census, 1900"
- John Perry Talkington, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Talkington in entry for A M Talkington, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1843
Historical Boundaries 1843: Pleasant Hill, Larmar, Republic of Texas 1846: Pleasant Hill, Hopkins, Texas, United States 1884: Nelta, Hopkins, Texas, United States
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
1862 · Battle of Pea Ridge
By the time the Battle of Pea Ridge happened the Union forces had pushed Confederates through Missouri and Arkansas. This battle was important in securing Missouri for the Union and opening Arkansas for the Union.
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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