Brief Life History of William Robert
When William Robert Throgmorton was born in 1864, in Henry, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Robert "Robin" Throgmorton, was 45 and his mother, Lucinda Caroline Bevill, was 35. He married Nancy Ann "Nannie" French on 22 May 1888, in Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Civil District 8, Benton, Tennessee, United States in 1940 and Big Sandy, Benton, Tennessee, United States in 1948. He died on 2 March 1948, in Benton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Bakers Chapel Cemetery, Big Sandy, Benton, Tennessee, United States.
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- Will Throgmarten, "United States Census, 1920"
- W R Throgmorton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- William Robert Throgmorton, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · Sultana Tragedy
In April of 1865, the steamboat the Sultana exploded. The Civil War had been over for awhile so this was considered the worst maritime disaster in US history. Compared to the Titanic where 1,512 people were killed, 1,8000 soldiers were killed on the Sultana. Confederate soldiers that weeks earlier had been fighting with Union soldiers were now fighting to save their lives.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Throckmorton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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