Brief Life History of William Harold
When William Harold Tyas was born on 24 June 1932, in Everson, Whatcom, Washington, United States, his father, William Henry Tyas, was 43 and his mother, Lula Bell Jordan, was 34. He married Sigrid Mae Fowler on 9 August 1949, in Whatcom, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Lawrence Township, Whatcom, Washington, United States in 1940 and Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States in 1950. He died on 18 October 2008, in Everson, Whatcom, Washington, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Nooksack, Whatcom, Washington, United States.
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- William H Tyas, Jr, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Harold Tyas - Memory of Someone: My memory: birth-name: William Harold Tyas
- William Howard Tyas, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1940
Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
1 English: ethnic name from Anglo-Norman French t(i)eis, tiais ‘Teuton, German’, denoting someone from Germany or the Low Countries. Some of the early bearers may belong with (2).
2 Norman, English: locative name, occasionally from Thais (Val-de-Marne). Compare Nicholas de Tieys, canon of the church of Saint Stephen de Gressibus,Paris, 1309 in Patent Rolls .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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