Brief Life History of Thomas Edger
When Thomas Edger Padget was born on 4 November 1878, in Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, United States, his father, Frances "Frank" Padget, was 45 and his mother, Mary Ellen Bull, was 36. He married Laura Jane Ramey in 1903, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Brushy Mound Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Shaws Point Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 22 April 1940, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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- Thomas Padgett, "United States Census, 1930"
- Thomas Edgar Padget, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Thomas Eger Padget, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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English: variant of Padgett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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