Brief Life History of William Walter
When William Walter Pirkle was born on 9 June 1874, in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States, his father, Private Albert Green Pirkle, was 34 and his mother, Celia Carolina Phillips, was 26. He married Sarah Lenoir Wingo on 26 December 1897, in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Greene, Georgia, United States for about 5 years and Norcross, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States in 1966. He died on 29 October 1966, in Forsyth, Georgia, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Norcross City Cemetery, Norcross, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States.
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- Walter W Pi?Ckle, "United States Census, 1910"
- William Walter Pirkle, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- William Walter Pirkle, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Birkle or Birkel or Berkel . See also Pirtle .
History: At least some of the Pirkles trace their origin to Hans Jacob Berkel or Birckel or Birkle from Germany (see Pirtle ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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