Brief Life History of Percival Goldsmith
When Percival Goldsmith Whitcomb was born on 29 May 1868, in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Elihu Whitcomb, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Elizabeth Spear, was 22. He married Sallie J. Shadburne on 17 September 1895, in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and District 1, Spencer, Kentucky, United States in 1930. He died in 1933, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 65.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Percival Goldsmith? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Percis G Whitcomb in household of John E Whitcomb, "United States Census, 1870"
- Percival G. Whitcomb, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
- Mr. Percival G. Whitcomb, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1870 · Giving all the right to vote
The Act was an extension of the Fifteenth Amendment, that prohibited discrimination by state offices in voter registration. It also helped empower the President with the authority to enforce the first section of the Fifteenth Amendment throughout the United States. Being the first of three Enforcement Acts passed by the Congress, it helped combat attacks on the suffrage rights of African Americans.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Whitcombe or Witcombe. Whitcombe in Dorset and Witcombe in Gloucestershire are named with Old English wīd ‘wide’ + cumb ‘valley’; Whitcombe, Isle of Wight, may have the same etymology or alternatively the first element may be Old English hwīt ‘white’. Witcombe in Somerset is named with Old English wīthig ‘willow’ + cumb, and the placename Whitcombe in Devon is from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + cumb. The surname may also derive from a lost place in Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.