Brief Life History of Sarah L
When Sarah L Thorne was born on 18 December 1878, in Brackettville, Kinney, Texas, United States, her father, Francis William Thorne, was 29 and her mother, Mary Honora Donnelly, was 18. She married Earle Howard Ross Shafter on 9 August 1913, in Maverick, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 3, Maverick, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 15 February 1971, in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas, United States.
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- Sarah T Shafter in household of E H R Shafter, "United States Census, 1920"
- Sarah L Thorne, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Sarah T Shafter, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southern): variant of Thorn 1.
Irish: adopted for various Irish names containing an element meaning ‘thorn’. Compare Thornton .
Swedish (mainly Thörne): ornamental or perhaps topographic name from törne ‘rose bush’ or thorn, an ornamental spelling of torn ‘thorn bush’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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