Brief Life History of Lauriston Thompson
When Lauriston Thompson Crittenden was born on 13 February 1863, in Howard, Iowa, United States, his father, James A Crittenden, was 39 and his mother, Lucy W Jennison, was 32. He married Vinetta B. Gardner on 22 October 1890, in Ramsey, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rapid Township, Pennington, South Dakota, United States in 1910 and Pennington, South Dakota, United States in 1945. He died on 27 February 1950, in Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Pine Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States.
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- L T Crittenden, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
- L. Crittenden, "Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916"
- L T Crittenden, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): habitational name from Crittenden or from a lost place called Cruttenden in Headcorn (both in Kent). The former is named with the Old English personal name Gūthhere + Old English -ing- denoting association with + Old English denn ‘woodland pasture’.
History: The statesman John Jordan Crittenden, who was born near Versailles, KY, in 1787, was of Welsh descent on his father's side. His immigrant ancestor arrived in VA before 1650. His father, a major in the American Revolution, moved from VA to KY and settled in Woodford Co.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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