Brief Life History of Charles Marion
When Charles Marion Sutphin was born on 23 June 1876, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, his father, Benjamin Elliott Sutphin, was 23 and his mother, Obediance "Bedie" Frances Prather, was 28. He married Lucy Lutichey Goad on 4 January 1894, in Carroll, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Montgomery, Virginia, United States in 1935 and Christiansburg District, Montgomery, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 23 November 1952, in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States.
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- Charles M Sutphin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Marion, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Marion Sutphin, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
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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.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Van Zutphen: habitational name for someone from Zutphen in the province of Gelderland. Compare Sutfin and Sutphen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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