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US Civil War Soldiers flag photo of Virgil Walter EARP   Photo of Virgil Walter EARP Virgil Walter  EARP

Born
18 July 1843 ,  Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Died
19 October 1905 ,  Goldfield, Esmeralda, Nevada, USA
Virgil Walter  married  Magdalena C "Ellen" RYSDAM abt. 1861 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Magdalena C "Ellen" RYSDAM  was born 25 October 1842 in Utrecht, Netherlands.  Magdalena C "Ellen" died 3 May 1910 in Washington County, Oregon, USA. 
Virgil Walter  married  Alvira Packingham "Allie" SULLIVAN abt. 1865 . 
Alvira Packingham "Allie" SULLIVAN  was born abt. 1849 in Nebraska Territory.  Alvira Packingham "Allie" died 17 November 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. 
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Parents & Family of Virgil Walter EARP

Parents of Virgil Walter EARP

Father
Nicholas Porter EARP
Mother
Virginia Ann COOKSEY

Grandparents of Virgil Walter EARP

Paternal grandparents
Walter EARP Martha Ann EARLY
Maternal grandparents
Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Virgil Walter was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Virgil Walter  married  Magdalena C "Ellen" RYSDAM abt. 1861 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Magdalena C "Ellen" RYSDAM  was born 25 October 1842 in Utrecht, Netherlands.  Magdalena C "Ellen" died 3 May 1910 in Washington County, Oregon, USA. 

Virgil Walter  married  (2) Alvira Packingham "Allie" SULLIVAN abt. 1865 .  Alvira Packingham "Allie" SULLIVAN  was born abt. 1849 in Nebraska Territory.  Alvira Packingham "Allie" died 17 November 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. 






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Virgil Walter EARP married immigrant flag female ancestor Magdalena C "Ellen" RYSDAM
Marriage date: abt. 1861
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Virgil Walter EARP married flag photo of Alvira Packingham "Allie" SULLIVAN  Alvira Packingham "Allie" SULLIVAN
Marriage date: abt. 1865
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BirthBirth — 1843
18 July 1843
Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
1862 Birth of Child
Nellie Jane EARP was born 7 January 1862, Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA

Virgil Walter was 18 years old.
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
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River View Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

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DeathDeath — 1905
19 October 1905
Goldfield, Esmeralda, Nevada, USA
He died at the age of 62.
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River View Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
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