Brief Life History of Mary Lauretta
When Mary Lauretta Clopton was born on 5 April 1861, in Dade, Missouri, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Clopton Sr, was 29 and her mother, Martha Elizabeth Goforth, was 28. She married William Gus Davis Potts on 15 October 1871, in Polk, Missouri, United States. She lived in Madison Township, Cedar, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Madison Township, Polk, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 20 June 1918, in Fair Play, Polk, Missouri, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Humansville, Polk, Missouri, United States.
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- Laura E Clopton in household of Cornelus G Clopton, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary L Clopton, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- Etta Clayton in entry for Maude Lena Hamby, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places, for examplein Essex, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, named Clopton from Old Englishclopp(a) ‘rock, hill’ + tūn ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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