William Marshall Tharp

Brief Life History of William Marshall

When William Marshall Tharp was born on 28 June 1840, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, his father, Hezekiah D Tharp, was 48 and his mother, Huldah Cox, was 43. He married Martha Matilda Witham on 16 January 1865, in Scotland, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Vernon, Van Buren, Iowa, United States in 1910. He died on 10 June 1919, in Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Marshall Tharp
1840–1919
Martha Matilda Witham
1847–1922
Marriage: 16 January 1865
John T Tharp
1869–1953
Ada Belle Tharp
1871–1941

Sources (27)

  • W. M. Tharp, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Marshall Tharp, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • William Marshall Tharp, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1852

Historical Boundaries: 1852: Van Buren, Iowa, United States

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. 

Name Meaning

English: variant of Thorpe .

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

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