Brief Life History of Thomas R
When Thomas R Mapstead was born on 10 November 1860, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, his father, John Richard Mapstead Sr, was 54 and his mother, Elizabeth Maryanne Lowe, was 30. He married Sarah Susan Mathis on 6 June 1887, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in San Bernardino Judicial Township, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1900. He died on 21 July 1932, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain View, Santa Clara, California, United States.
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- Thomas Mapstead, "United States Census, 1920"
- Thomas Mapstead, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Thomas Mapstead, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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1861 · Find A Grave
"The Cumberland Presbyterian Church had acquired a gift of five acres of land including where its building stood and the land adjacent to it (corner of Castro and Church). This land was donated by a very generous woman who provided the land for several other worthy developments in the area. Maria Trinidad Peralta de Castro, the widow of Mariano Castro who had died in 1857 was aware of the fact that the Protestants had no regular burial place in the area, unlike the Catholics of her own faith who were buried in Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery. She, therefore, gave the five acres to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for use as a burying ground for all religions"". The deed for this grant was recorded on March 19 1861, and the name ""Mountain View Cemetery"" came into general usage thereafter. This cemetery site was where the Mountain View Pioneer and Historical Society placed its first plaque on March 3, 1957. The old cemetery became an issue that confronted the church because of the heavy taxes for paving and improvements on streets bordering the burial grounds. A special meeting of the congregation was held on February 20, 1927, to decide what should be done with the property. A final decision of the matter was deferred until the regular congregation meeting on April 8, when it was agreed that the church trustees should contact the town board about taking over the land. By 1930, the delinquent taxes constituted a great burden, coming at the time of the economic depression. The disposal of the old cemetery to the City of Mountain View took place in that year, when the city officials agreed to accept it in lieu of tax payment, and a deed to the land was given by the church to the city on September 19. At that time it was understood that the land would be used for a park, but it was to be many years before Pioneer Park became a reality. Mildred G. Winters (1971) Unclaimed remains and tombstones were buried in place during the construction of the park in 1966. The park has been disturbed numerous times to build parking"
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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English: see Maxted .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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