Thomas Dixon Boone

Brief Life History of Thomas Dixon

When Thomas Dixon Boone was born in 1862, in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joseph Boone, was 27 and his mother, Nancy Jane Dickson, was 27. He married Lyda Ellen Crosbie on 4 June 1896, in Washington, Washington, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Saltsburg, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910.

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Thomas Dixon Boone
1862–
Lyda Ellen Crosbie
1871–1946
Marriage: 4 June 1896
Joseph Crosbie Boone
1897–1955
Margaret Janet Boone
1900–1987
Thomas Dixon Boone
1903–1972

Sources (10)

  • Thomas D Boon in household of Joseph Boon, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas D. Boone - Government record: birth-name: Thomas D. Boone
  • Thomas D. Boon, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1862 · Kansas Agricultural Society

"The Kansas Agricultural Society was formed on March 5, 1862. The society encouraged farmers to grow winter wheat which created the nickname """"bread basket of the world."

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Bohon in La Manche, France, of obscure etymology.

English (of Norman origin): from Middle English bon(e), boun, Old French bon ‘good’. Compare Bone 1.

Dutch: variant of Boon .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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