Brief Life History of Emma Loretta Catherine
When Emma Loretta Catherine Thompson was born on 26 August 1875, in Miami, Ohio, United States, her father, William Alexander Thompson, was 35 and her mother, Susan Elizabeth Redinger, was 32. She married George Franklin Fogleman on 8 March 1898, in Darke, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Newton Township, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Adams Township, Darke, Ohio, United States for about 40 years. She died on 26 March 1951, at the age of 75.
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- Emma Fogleman, "United States Census, 1910"
- Emma L. C. Thompson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Emma Loretta Fogleman, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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.
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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