Brief Life History of Thomas Turner
When Thomas Turner Wyre was born in 1860, in Missouri, United States, his father, Pierson V Wyer, was 37 and his mother, Theresa Mathursa Fulton, was 29. He lived in Washington Township, Rice, Kansas, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
Pierson V Wyer
1824–
Theresa Mathursa Fulton
1832–
Emma A Wyer
1860–
Thomas Turner Wyre
1860–
David L Wyer
1868–
Mary W Wyre
1863–
Sources (2)
- Turner J Weyer in household of Theresea Weyer, "United States Census, 1880"
- Thomas T Wire in household of Percin V Wire, "United States Census, 1870"
Parents and Siblings
1824– Male
1832– Female
Siblings (4)
1860– Female
1860– Male
1863– Female
1868– Male
World Events (8)
1861
Age 1
Kansas is the 34th state
1863
Age 3
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 36
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.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): variant of Wire , Ware , or Weir .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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