Brief Life History of Phillip Peter
When Phillip Peter Penfold was born on 25 April 1877, in Maple Grove Township, Barry, Michigan, United States, his father, Peter Penfold, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Jane Isles, was 29. He married Anna Mary Wheeler on 29 April 1896, in Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Castleton Township, Barry, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died on 9 September 1936, in Nashville, Castleton Township, Barry, Michigan, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Nashville, Castleton Township, Barry, Michigan, United States.
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- Philip Planfold, "United States Census, 1900"
- Phelip, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Phillip Peter Penfold, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English (Sussex, Surrey and Kent): from Middle English pin-fold, pen-fold, pun(d)-fold ‘animal pound’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by a pound for stray animals or, most likely, a metonymic occupational name for someone in charge of such a pound. Compare Pinder .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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