Priscilla Geschwind (Guesswin) Tharp

Brief Life History of Priscilla Geschwind (Guesswin)

When Priscilla Geschwind (Guesswin) Tharp was born on 5 August 1855, in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States, her father, Jesse Tharp, was 33 and her mother, Eliza Ruth Roberson, was 27. She married John Calvin Cantrell on 3 January 1886, in Montague, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 10 August 1943, in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Calvin Cantrell
1844–1919
Priscilla Geschwind (Guesswin) Tharp
1855–1943
Marriage: 3 January 1886
Nola May Cantrell
1887–1887
Rufus Steven Cantrill
1888–1969
Stephen C Cantrell
1890–1964
Robert Jessie Cantrill
1892–1963
Grace Cantrell
1896–1984
Sarah Agnes Cantrell
1898–1978

Sources (17)

  • Priscella Sharp in household of Jessy Sharp, "United States Census, 1860"
  • P. G. Thorp, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Priscilla Gueswin Cantrill, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1861

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Thorpe .

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

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