Brief Life History of William A
When William A Stinson was born on 7 June 1862, in Wayne, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Henry Harrison Stinson, was 22 and his mother, Lavina Rigney, was 24. He married Juan Perdue on 14 May 1885, in Wayne, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Magisterial District 2 Hayes, Clinton, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 19 November 1889, in Clinton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Clinton, Kentucky, United States.
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- William A Stinson in household of Henry Stinson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: William A Stinson - Church record: birth-name: William A Stinson
- Wm A Stinson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
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English: shortened form of Stevenson . Compare Steenson and Stimpson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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