Brief Life History of Thomas Irvin
When Thomas Irvin Emigh was born on 14 April 1900, in Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States, his father, George Riley Emigh, was 25 and his mother, Frances Elvinia Martin, was 27. He married Burkie Owen on 17 January 1922, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to San Francisco, California, United States in 1946 and lived in Skiatook, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States in 1920. He died on 28 May 1974, in Peggs, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in New Home Cemetery, Peggs, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Thomas Emigh, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Irvin Emigh - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Thomas Irvin Emigh
- Thomas Emigh, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Emig . Compare Amick and Eighmey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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