Brief Life History of Emily Melvina
When Emily Melvina Thompson was born on 19 November 1896, in Copeville, Collin, Texas, United States, her father, William Thomas Thompson, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Catherine Bowen, was 23. She married Charles Earnest Eastman on 19 December 1930. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Snyder, Scurry, Texas, United States in 1920 and Commissioner's Precinct 2, Scurry, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 18 October 1955, in Scurry, Texas, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Snyder Cemetery, Snyder, Scurry, Texas, United States.
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- Meller Thompson in household of William T Thompson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Emily Mellvina Eastman, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Emely Melvina Thompson in entry for Ruth Katherine Eastman, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful "oil boom".
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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