Brief Life History of William Coffin
When Dr William Coffin Stalker was born on 24 April 1864, in Livonia, Madison Township, Washington, Indiana, United States, his father, Elisha L Stalker, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Margaret Coffin, was 29. He married Mary Florence Gipson on 24 July 1895, in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States for about 10 years and Lewiston, Holguín, Cuba in 1942. He died on 14 August 1942, in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Canyon Hill Cemetery, Canyon, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (22)
- William C Stathes, "United States Census, 1910"
- William C Stalker, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
- William Coffin Stalker, "Find A Grave Index"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1883
Historical Boundaries 1883: Ada, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Ada, Idaho, United States 1892: Canyon, Idaho, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (Cumberland and Lancashire): occupational name for a stalker of game, or a nickname for someone who walks stealthily or sneaks about, from an agent derivative of Middle English stalk(en) ‘to stalk or approach stealthily, for example in hunting deer’. Compare Stoliker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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