Brief Life History of Richard West
When Richard West Thackeray was born in 1863, in Canada, his father, Francis Thackeray, was 42 and his mother, Mary A Moore, was 31. He married Lillian Herter on 16 January 1901, in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States. He lived in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States for about 50 years. He died on 6 October 1931, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Richard Thackery in household of Frank Thackery, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Richard W. Thackeray - Published information: Census record: birth-name: Richard W. Thackeray
- Richard W. Thackery, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
Spouse and Children
1863–1931 Male
1879– Female
Parents and Siblings
1821–1896 Male
1832– Female
Siblings (6)
1846–1922 Female
1853–1882 Female
1856–1925 Male
1858– Female
1860– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1863
Age 0
1869
Age 6
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 18
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Thackray in the parish of Great Timble, Yorkshire, now submerged in Fewston reservoir. It was named with Old Norse thak ‘thatching, reeds’ + (v)rá ‘nook, corner’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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