Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Spurr was born in 1850, in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Spurr (know as William) Spurr, was 43 and his mother, Ann Gahagon (or Geoghagan/Geoghan), was 32. He married Ann Middleton Taylor on 20 September 1873. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 3 January 1920, in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.
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- Charlie Spurr, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
- Charles Spurr, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Charles Spurr, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): nickname for someone who made, sold, or wore spurs, from Middle English spore, spure ‘spur’ (Old English spora, spura). Compare Spoor and Spurrier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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