Brief Life History of James Matthew
When James Matthew Turpin was born on 14 March 1848, in Missouri, United States, his father, Oliver Greenbury Turpin Sr, was 27 and his mother, Mary Jane Corder, was 22. He married Cassandra E Eason on 15 March 1877, in Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Fristoe, Benton, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Alexander Township, Benton, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 2 November 1920, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Crabtree Cemetery, Alexander Township, Benton, Missouri, United States.
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- James M Turpen in household of Olivar Turpen, "United States Census, 1870"
- James M Turpin, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- James M. Turpen, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
French and English: from the Old French and Middle English personal name Turpin, representing the falling together of the Old Norse name Thórfinnr (composed of the elements Thórr, the name of the god of thunder in Scandinavian mythology + the ethnic name Finnr ‘Finn’; compare Turvin ) and of the Latin name Turpinus (from Latin turpis ‘ugly, base’), one of the self-abasing names adopted as a mark of humility by the early Christians (it was borne by the archbishop of Rheims in the Charlemagne legend), and of the Old French and Middle English form.
History: Alexandre Turpin from France married Marie-Charlotte Beauvais in Montreal, QC, in 1684.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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