William Larkin Ping

Brief Life History of William Larkin

When William Larkin Ping was born on 20 June 1878, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, his father, Stephen Ping, was 54 and his mother, Sarah J, was 32. He married Matilda Bray on 1 September 1901, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Grundy, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Colo, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States in 1920. He died on 10 February 1956, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

William Larkin Ping
1878–1956
Matilda Bray
1879–1956
Marriage: 1 September 1901
James Edgar Ping
1903–1984
Charles Otis Ping
1906–1952
George Ping
1908–1964
Mary Martha Ping
1910–1985
William Thomas Ping
1912–1996
Laura Jane Ping
1914–1991
Ruth Ellen Ping
1916–1998

Sources (24)

  • William L. Ping in household of Stephen Ping, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William L. Ping - Government record: birth-name: William Larkin Ping
  • William L. Ping, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1892 · The Radio is invented

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

1899 · Mount Rainier National Park is Established

Mount Rainier was established as a state park on March 2, 1899 with legislation was signed by President McKinley. Mount Rainier is a volcanic peak surrounded by forests.

Name Meaning

Chinese: Mandarin and Cantonese form of the surname 平, meaning ‘flat, even’ in Chinese: (i) from Ping (平), the name of a fief (located in Linfen in Shanxi province) granted to Chuo, the youngest son of the Marquess Ai of Han (ruler of the state of Han, died 374 BC ). (ii) from the first element of the personal name Ping Zhong (平仲), style name of Yan Yin, an official in the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC ).

Chinese: alternative Mandarin and Cantonese form of the surnames 邴 and 兵, see Bing 4 and 5.

English: variant of Pink .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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