Brief Life History of Tommy Jay
When Tommy Jay Crittenden was born on 21 November 1934, in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, his father, Fay Wayne Crittenden, was 34 and his mother, Bernice Marie Wilson, was 25. He married Norma Jean Tucker on 19 January 1952, in Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Creston, Union, Iowa, United States in 1950 and Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States in 2006. He died on 17 March 2006, in Longtown, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Tommy J Grittenden, "United States 1950 Census"
- Tom Crittenden, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Tommy J Crittenden, "Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014"
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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
English (Kent): habitational name from Crittenden or from a lost place called Cruttenden in Headcorn (both in Kent). The former is named with the Old English personal name Gūthhere + Old English -ing- denoting association with + Old English denn ‘woodland pasture’.
History: The statesman John Jordan Crittenden, who was born near Versailles, KY, in 1787, was of Welsh descent on his father's side. His immigrant ancestor arrived in VA before 1650. His father, a major in the American Revolution, moved from VA to KY and settled in Woodford Co.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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