Brief Life History of Theresa Velma
When Theresa Velma Goodwin was born on 6 October 1889, in Independence, Baxter, Arkansas, United States, her father, John Porter Goodwin, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Catherine Wells Luster, was 24. She lived in Franklin Township, Stone, Arkansas, United States in 1900. She died on 6 June 1958, in Friona, Parmer, Texas, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Friona, Parmer, Texas, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Therssa V Goodwin in household of John Goodwin, "United States Census, 1900"
- Theresa Velma Mcgee, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Theresa Velma McGee, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1898
Historical Boundaries: 1898: Parmer, Texas, United States
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Godwin (Old English Gōdwine). Compare Godwin .
Irish: adopted in Mayo for Ó Goidín, a variant of Ó Godáin, ‘descendant of Godán’, a diminutive personal name from got ‘stammering, lisping’.
History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Goodwin was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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