George Emmett Pritchard

Male21 April 1871–18 August 1923

Brief Life History of George Emmett

When George Emmett Pritchard was born on 21 April 1871, in Amsterdam, Botetourt, Virginia, United States, his father, James Ivan Pritchard, was 30 and his mother, Mary Ann Johnson, was 27. He lived in Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1898. He died on 18 August 1923, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Roanoke, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Emmett Pritchard
1871–1923
Birtie Lee St Clair
1874–1964
Lillie May Pritchard
1896–1973
Floyd Allen Pritchard
1900–1964
Raymond Carl Pritchard
1907–1984
Anna Bertha Pritchard
1907–1993
Sylvester B Pritchard
1910–1975
Elsie Lee Pritchard
1917–1944

Sources (17)

  • Geo E Pritchard in entry for Charles Lenhorr, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • George Pritchard, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Geo. E. Pritchard in entry for Charles Lenkarr, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

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World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 1

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1872 · The Amnesty Act

Age 1

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

1886

Age 15

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhisiart ‘son of Richard’(see Richard ).

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

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