Brief Life History of Sophina R
When Sophina R Vanderpool was born in 1863, in Caldwell, Missouri, United States, her father, Aden Carver Vanderpool, was 29 and her mother, Caroline E Owen, was 25. She married John Charles Ross on 13 January 1879, in Caldwell, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Davis Township, Caldwell, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 December 1931, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California, United States.
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- Vina R Ross in household of John C Ross, "United States Census, 1880"
- Sophina R Vanderpool, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Sophina Ellis, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
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
Americanized form of Dutch Vanderpoel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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