Brief Life History of John Bierce
When John Bierce Tompkins was born on 15 February 1858, in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Nathaniel Tompkins, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Wells, was 27. He had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Charlotte Louise Lottie Craft. He lived in Gibson, Gibson Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Gibson Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 21 January 1943, in Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Gibson Cemetery, Gibson Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (17)
- John Tompkins, "United States Census, 1940"
- John B. Tompkins, "Find A Grave Index"
- John in entry for Grant S Tompkinse, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1878
Historical Boundaries: 1878: Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Tomkin, a medieval pet form of the personal name Thomas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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