Priscilla Virginia Cranford

Brief Life History of Priscilla Virginia

When Priscilla Virginia Cranford was born on 14 July 1840, in Calvert, Maryland, United States, her father, George Rhodes Cranford, was 44 and her mother, Sarah Ann Ryan, was 36. She had at least 6 sons and 5 daughters with William Virgil Wilburn. She lived in District 3, Calvert, Maryland, United States in 1880 and Chaney, Calvert, Maryland, United States in 1910. She died on 17 July 1922, in Calvert, Maryland, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Huntingtown, Calvert, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Virgil Wilburn
1825–1911
Priscilla Virginia Cranford
1840–1922
Sarah E "Sallie" Wilburn
1860–1934
George W Wilburn
1862–
William Virgil Wilburn
1864–1938
Emory Cranford
1865–
Emory Wilburn
1866–1951
John H Cranford
1867–
John Edward Wilburn
1867–1953
Mariam Cranford
1869–
Martha A Wilburn
1871–1908
Annie Wilburn
1875–
Priscilla Virginia Wilburn
1876–1947

Sources (6)

  • Priscilla Wilburn in household of William Wilburn, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Priscilla V. Cranford Wilburn, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Presilla Wilburn in household of Virgil Wilburn, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called Cranford, for example in the counties of Devon, Middlesex, Essex, and Northamptonshire (Cranford Saint Andrew and Cranford Saint John), named with Old English cran ‘crane’ + ford ‘ford’.

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

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