Brief Life History of Robert Pettis
When Robert Pettis Thayer was born on 24 June 1895, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Sewell Otis Thayer, was 42 and his mother, Jennie Eliza Sawtelle, was 37. He had at least 1 son with Ruth Ann Foss. He lived in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1918. In 1930, at the age of 35, his occupation is listed as printer - printing. He died on 12 March 1975, in Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States.
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- Robt P Thayer, "United States Census, 1920"
- Robert Pettis Thayer, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Robert P Thayer, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1896
Historical Boundaries: 1896: Dade, Florida, United States 1909: Palm Beach, Florida, United States 1915: Broward, Florida, United States
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire and Somerset): from Middle English the eir ‘the heir’ with fused definite article. See Ayer .
History: Sylvanus Thayer (1785–1872), military engineer, an early superintendant of the US Military Academy at West Point, was born in Braintree, MA, into a family of English origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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