Glenn Dean Tatham

Brief Life History of Glenn Dean

When Glenn Dean Tatham was born on 8 January 1895, in New Salem Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States, his father, Otis Tatham, was 21 and his mother, Lenora Lydia Elwell, was 20. He married Anna Dorothy Hunter on 9 March 1914, in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Industry Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States in 1950. He died in August 1961, in McDonough, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Harris Cemetery, McDonough, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Glenn Dean Tatham
1895–1961
Anna Dorothy Hunter
1898–1927
Marriage: 9 March 1914
Glenn Hunter Tatham
1914–1986
Esmarelda Tatham
1917–2003
Shirley Caroline Tatham
1920–

Sources (18)

  • Glenn D Tatham, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Glenn D Tatham, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Glen Dean Tatham, "Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

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.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and west Yorkshire): habitational name from Tatham in Lancashire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Tāta (from an obsolete element meaning ‘joyful’, compare Old Norse teitr) + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’.

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

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