Victor A Turpin

17 June 1860–18 February 1917 (Age 56)
Haywood, North Carolina, United States

The Life Summary of Victor A

When Victor A Turpin was born on 17 June 1860, in Haywood, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Turpin, was 31 and his mother, Almira Cynthia Jones, was 28. He married Florentine Howell on 29 November 1881, in Haywood, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Waynesville Township, Haywood, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, United States in 1910. He died on 18 February 1917, in Haywood, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Victor A Turpin
1860–1917
Florentine Howell
1861–1949
Marriage: 29 November 1881
Florida Turpin
1884–1939
Alden Vanburen Turpin
1886–1951
Margie Almarie Turpin
1888–1928

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 November 1881Haywood, North Carolina, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
    Age 2
    On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
    1863
    Age 3
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
    Age 16
    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Turpen
    Turvin

    Sources (20)

    • Virgil Turpin in household of John Turpin, "United States Census, 1870"
    • V A Turpin, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    • V. A. Turpin, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"

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