Timothy Edgar Purinton

Male5 January 1852–18 April 1914

Brief Life History of Timothy Edgar

When Timothy Edgar Purinton was born on 5 January 1852, in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States, his father, Capt David Bernard Purinton, was 22 and his mother, Dorlesca C Howe, was 22. He had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Emma Jean Wallace. He lived in Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Steuben, Indiana, United States in 1910. He died on 18 April 1914, at the age of 62, and was buried in Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Edgar Purinton
1852–1914
Emma Jean Wallace
1861–1945
George Wallace Purinton
1881–1881
David Bernard Purinton
1882–1946
Thomas Edgar Purinton
1884–1971
Mabel Purinton
1887–1887
Rev. Wallace Steves Purinton
1888–1987
Hazel Olive Purinton
1890–1983

Sources (18)

  • Edgar T Purngton, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Timothy Edgar Purinton - Government record: birth-name: Timothy Edgar Purinton
  • Timothy Edward Purinton, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1854 · Creation of the Republican Party

Age 2

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

1856

Age 4

Historical Boundaries: 1856: DeKalb, Indiana, United States

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Age 18

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

English: probably a habitational name from a lost orunidentified place.

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

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