Brief Life History of Thurla
When Thurla Still was born from 1808 to 1809, in Missouri, United States, her father, Joseph W Still Jr, was 23 and her mother, Rachael French Fugitt, was 19. She married Squire B Thorp on 18 February 1824, in Howard, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Kansas, United States in 1870 and Quindaro, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States in 1880. She died after 1856.
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- Thirza Thorp, "United States Census, 1880"
- Theresa Brown in entry for William J. Thorp, "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
- Thursa Thorp in household of Louisa Thorp, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English and German: nickname for a calm man, from Middle English, Middle High German stille ‘calm, silent, still’. The German name may also have denoted a (deaf) mute, from the same word in the sense ‘silent’.
English: variant of Stile .
English: variant of Stell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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