Walter Anderson Lunsford
1872–1954 (Age 81)
Eastman, Dodge, Georgia, United States
The Life of Walter Anderson
Walter Anderson Lunsford was born on 5 November 1872. He died on 10 June 1954, at the age of 81, and was buried in Eastman, Dodge, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Walter Anderson Lunsford
1872–1954
Malinda Caroline Peacock
1881–1957
Spouse & Children
1872–1954Male
1881–1957Female
World Events (3)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 3
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
Age 3
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
Age 21
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name, probably from Lundsford in East Sussex, so named from an Old English personal name Lundrǣd + Old English ford ‘ford’, or possibly from Lunsford in Kent, although this was earlier called Lullesworthe (from the Old English personal name Lull + worð ‘enclosure’); it is not certain whether the development to Lunsford took place early enough to have produced the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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