Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Girton was born on 28 July 1838, in Brown, Ohio, United States, his father, Ebenezer Davis Girton, was 33 and his mother, Melissa Mounts, was 27. He married Effie A. Whiteside on 16 August 1877, in Pickaway, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Jefferson Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Darbyville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 4 June 1895, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Stephen Girton in household of Ebenezer Girton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Stephen Girton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Stephen Girton, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1838–1895 Male
1842–1900 Female
Children (2)
1860–1930 Male
1865–1942 Female
Parents and Siblings
1805–1886 Male
1811–1870 Female
Siblings (4)
1833–1905 Female
1835–1900 Male
1838–1895 Male
1840–1895 Male
World Events (8)
1846
Age 8
1852
Age 14
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Girton or Gretton. Gretton in Northamptonshire, as well as Girton in Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire, are named from Old English grēot ‘gravel’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. Gretton in Shropshire is named from Old English grēoten ‘gravelly’ + tūn, while Gretton, Gloucestershire, is ‘farmstead (tūn) near Greet (Old English grēote ‘gravelly place’)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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