Brief Life History of Thomason
When Thomason was born on 26 August 1890, in Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia, United States, her father, John Turner Thomasson, was 37 and her mother, Catherine R Forbes, was 34. She died before 1900.
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- Thomason, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
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World Events (3)
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Thomas + -son ‘son of Thomas’.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Thomasson , a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form of Danish Thomasen and Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, or North German Thomassen , cognates of 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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