Thurman, Pleasant (“Pleas”)
| Personal Information | |
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| Last Name | Thurman |
| First Name | Pleasant ("Pleas") |
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| Death Date | 2/3/1905 |
| Birth Date | 1/1/1840 |
| Obituary Source | Martinsville Daily Reporter, Feb. 10, 1905 |
| Source Information | Anna Stanton Harvey diaries/Cemetery index |
| Cemetery | Mooresville Cemetery |
| Family Information | |
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| Spouse | Mary E. Purkey in 1859 |
| Survived By | Widow; children, Charles O. of Indianapolis, Laura Thurman, and Mrs. Lillian Branch. |
| Other | Age 64. Auctioneer. Son of Aaron and Mary Burcham Thurman of Virginia and North Carolina. Died from dropsical affliction of the heart. Weight: 380 lbs. (but had weighed up to 450 lbs.) Had special casket brought from Indianapolis. Hearse was not large enough, and a window had to be enlarged to remove casket from the house. [From the Diary of Elam Harvey for July 19, 1890: "P. Thurman hurt himself jumping off the street car at the city today."] Father of 4; son John died in a sawmill accident in 1884. |
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