John English Pinkerton

Brief Life History of John English

When John English Pinkerton was born in 1871, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaiah Richard Pinkerton, was 51 and his mother, Mary Ann Messick, was 42. He married Lilly Lee Watson on 29 November 1893, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and McCandless Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. He died on 21 June 1937, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ingomar, McCandless Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John English Pinkerton
1871–1937
Lilly Lee Watson
1872–1963
Marriage: 29 November 1893
Clayton John Pinkerton
1894–1937
Hazel M Pinkerton
1896–
Irene I Pinkerton
1898–
Esther A Pinkerton
1900–1963
Gyla Pinkerton
1902–1998
Kenneth M Pinkerton
1904–1976
Elmer Richard Pinkerton
1910–1986

Sources (8)

  • John Pinkerson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • John E. Pinkerton, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • John English Pinkerton, "Find A Grave Index"

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1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from a place near Dunbar, which is from Scots pincern ‘butler’ + toun ‘farm, holding, settlement’. This surname has been established in Ireland since the 18th century, if not earlier.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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