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George Robert Pinkerton 1857–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1857

Birth Location: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 6 Aug 1943

Death Location: Clay County, Illinois, USA

Father: James Pinkerton

Mother: Martha Weede

Spouse(s): Almerra Downing

Children(s): John Pinkerton

In 1857, George Robert Pinkerton entered the world in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA, born to James Pinkerton And Martha Carolina Weede. George Robert Pinkerton married Almerra Downing, and had children including Clifford Pinkerton, Fredrick Pinkerton, George Pinkerton, John Lowell Pinkerton, Roger Pinkerton. George Robert Pinkerton passed away in 1943 in Clay County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, George Robert Pinkerton entered the world in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA, born to James Pinkerton And Martha Carolina Weede.
  • George Robert Pinkerton married Almerra Downing, and had children including Clifford Pinkerton, Fredrick Pinkerton, George Pinkerton, John Lowell Pinkerton, Roger Pinkerton.
  • George Robert Pinkerton passed away in 1943 in Clay County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Pinkerton
1799–1879
Birth Location: Abbeyville, South Carolina, USA
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Martha Weede
1817–1867
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Almerra Downing
1862–1942
Birth Location: Clay County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

John Pinkerton
1898–1978
Birth Location: Pawnee City, Pawnee, Nebraska, USA
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George Pinkerton's Ancestors

Self
George Pinkerton
1857–1943
Birth Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Pinkerton
1799–1879
Abbeyville, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Carolina) Weede
1817–1867
Grandparents
John Pinkerton
1768–1852
Ireland
Mary Anderson
1768–1837
Reuben (Cooper) Weed
1786–1866
Lilias Baird
1784–1851
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Pinkerton
1742–
Susan O'neil
1746–
John Yrs
1753–1803
Lillias McClurkin
1750–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Baird
1720–1807
Mary Potter
1733–1800

George Pinkerton's Descendants

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George (Robert) Pinkerton (10 Oct 1857–6 Aug 1943) m. Almerra Downing (28 Feb 1862–20 Nov 1942)
  1. 1. John (Lowell) Pinkerton 1898–1978 m. Vesta (Evelyn) Cronin 1905–1985
    1. 1. Peggy (Ann) Pinkerton 1930–1935
    2. 2. Donna (Rae Evelyn) Pinkerton 1926–2010 m. George (Fredrick Bernard William Worker) Jr 1923–2000
      1. 1. Pam Worker 1948–1948
      2. 2. Debbie Worker 1949–1963

George Pinkerton's Timeline

2 Records

1857
10 Oct 1857
Birth of George Robert Pinkerton in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
1943
6 Aug 1943
Age 86
Death of George Robert Pinkerton in Clay County, Illinois, USA
Clay County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1857
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1943
    Event Place: Clay County, Illinois, USA
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