Brief Life History of Alfred
Alfred Tompkins was born in February 1855, in Glade Creek Township, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States as the son of Thomas Thompkins and Susannah Lewis. He married Celia Richardson on 11 June 1872. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Clear Fork District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1900. In 1880, at the age of 25, his occupation is listed as farmer in Glade Creek Township, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States. He died in 1923, at the age of 68.
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- Alford Tompkins, "United States Census, 1900"
- Alfred Thompkins, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Alfred Tompkins in entry for Emmit Tompkins, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Tomkin, a medieval pet form of the personal name Thomas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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