Brief Life History of Caroline Frances
When Caroline Frances Purdom was born on 25 October 1833, in Marion, Kentucky, United States, her father, Marcus Purdom, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth S Crews, was 25. She married Charles King Kirkland on 29 October 1855, in Boyle, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 2, Boyle, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years. She died on 11 December 1912, in Boyle, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Purdom Cemetery, Junction City, Boyle, Kentucky, United States.
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- Caroline F Kirklan in household of C Kirklan, "United States Census, 1860"
- Caroline Purdom, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Caroline Frances Purdom Kirkland, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Roxburghshire): metathesized form of Prudom ; the -ru- reversal is a fairly common occurrence in words where -r- is preceded or followed by a vowel.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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