Brief Life History of William Perry
When William Perry Valentine was born on 10 June 1870, in Rainsburg, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Levi Valentine, was 36 and his mother, Louisa Miller, was 41. He married Emmaline Shaffer in August 1891, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Colerain Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 26 January 1954, in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Rainsburg, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- 1880 United States, Pennsylvania, Bedford County census Levi Valentine family
- 1870 United States, Pennsylvania, Bedford County birth record for William Valentine
- 1954 United States, Pennsylvania, Bedford County grave marker for William P. Valentine
Spouse and Children
1870–1954 Male
1867–1938 Female
Children (1)
1892–1893 Female
Parents and Siblings
1833–1901 Male
1829–1901 Female
Siblings (8)
1853–1947 Female
1856–1859 Female
1858–1937 Female
1861–1941 Female
1863–1865 Female
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
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Age 7
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 26
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Angus and Aberdeenshire): from the Middle English and Old French personal name Valentin, Latin Valentinus, a derivative of valens ‘strong, healthy’, which was never common in England, but is occasionally found from the end of the 12th century, probably as the result of French influence. The name was borne by a 3rd-century Christian saint and martyr, whose chief claim to fame is that his feast falls on February 14, the date of a traditional celebration of spring going back to the Roman fertility festival of Juno Februata. A 5th-century missionary bishop of Rhaetia of this name was venerated especially in southern Germany, being invoked as a patron against gout and epilepsy. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. German, Croatian, Czech, and Slovenian Valentin , Italian Valentino .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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