Timothy Girton

Brief Life History of Timothy

When Timothy Girton was born about 1868, in Earlham, Madison, Iowa, United States, his father, William Henry Harrison Girton, was 29 and his mother, Mahala C. Mowrey, was 24. He died about 1868, in his hometown, at the age of 2.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Harrison Girton
1840–1895
Mahala C. Mowrey
1845–1923
Girton
1867–
Girton
1867–
Timothy Girton
1868–1868
Mary Ellen Girton
1869–1947
George H Girton
1870–1897
Ida Girton
1871–1962
Francis Marion Girton
1872–
Charles B Girton
1875–1967
Charles Bickett Girton
1875–1947
Zena Girton
1877–
Mabel Catherine Girton
1879–1949
Jesse Girton
1881–1947
William Girton
1883–1952
James Girton
1887–1919
Bessie E Girton
1890–
Benjamin Franklin Girton
1892–1958
Melissa Caroline Girton
1894–1966

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Timothy Girton - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Timothy Girton

World Events (2)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Girton or Gretton. Gretton in Northamptonshire, as well as Girton in Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire, are named from Old English grēot ‘gravel’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. Gretton in Shropshire is named from Old English grēoten ‘gravelly’ + tūn, while Gretton, Gloucestershire, is ‘farmstead (tūn) near Greet (Old English grēote ‘gravelly place’)’.

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

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