Brief Life History of David Biggs
When David Biggs Tomlin was born on 20 June 1861, in Heislerville, Maurice River Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States, his father, Joseph Lloyd Tomlin, was 34 and his mother, Mary Jane Donnelly, was 28. He married Harriet Matilda Bell on 27 April 1882, in Easton, Mason, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Salt Creek Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Mason City, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1930. He died on 29 August 1931, in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mason City Cemetery, Mason City, Mason, Illinois, United States.
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- David B Tomlin, "United States Census, 1930"
- David B. Tomlin, "New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980"
- David Tomlin, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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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.
1881
John Philip Holland was an inventor famous for designing the world's first submarines. After previous designs were rejected, Holland eventually received funding from the Fenians for a short time. In 1881, the Fenian Ram was launched into the Passaic River in northern New Jersey, marking the first successful submarine launch in the world.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name T(h)omelin, a double diminutive of T(h)om(me) (see Thom ), itself a pet form of Thomas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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