James Harrison Tharp

Brief Life History of James Harrison

When James Harrison Tharp was born on 15 April 1860, in Missouri, United States, his father, Stephen Henry Tharp, was 52 and his mother, Susannah L Linville, was 35. He married Mary Elizabeth Black on 18 September 1884, in Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Brooklyn, Schuyler, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Sterling, Logan, Colorado, United States in 1910. He died on 4 March 1951, in Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, United States.

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James Harrison Tharp
1860–1951
Mary Elizabeth Black
1850–1915
Marriage: 18 September 1884
Lillie May Thorp
1885–1900
Bertha Caroline Thorp
1886–1959
Margaret Mariah Thorp
1889–1978
Thorp
1891–1891
Tharp
1893–1893

Sources (13)

  • James Tharp in household of Stephen Tharp, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Harrison Tharp - Family genealogies: birth-name: James Harrison Tharp
  • James H. Thorpe, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"

World Events (8)

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

1873

Historical Boundaries: 1873: Weld, Colorado Territory, United State 1876: Weld, Colorado, United States 1887: Logan, Colorado, United States

1885 · The First Skyscraper

The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Thorpe .

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

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