Brief Life History of Thomas Eli
When Thomas Eli Wisdom was born on 28 September 1921, his father, Thomas Edward Wisdom, was 32 and his mother, Zella Violet Munroe, was 30. He married Pearl Alena Waite on 13 July 1944, in Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 5, Phillips, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died on 10 October 1972, in Colorado, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Haxtun Cemetery, Haxtun, Phillips, Colorado, United States.
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- E Thomas Wisdom in household of E Thomas Wisdom, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Wisdom - birth-name: Thomas Wisdom
- Thomas Eli Wisdom, "Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1929 · Denver Airport opens
On Oct 17 1929, Denver Municipal Airport opens. Later, in 1964, it would be renamed Stapleton International Airport. It would be replaced by Denver International Airport, 31 years later.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex, Surrey, Hampshire, and Kent): nickname for a wise or learned person, from Middle English wisdom (Old English wīsdōm) ‘wisdom, learning’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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