Brief Life History of Thomas Edward “Tom”
When Thomas Edward “Tom” Cryer was born on 16 April 1887, in Tennessee, United States, his father, William Green Cryer, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Buchanan, was 25. He married Sarah Mildred Joplin on 29 August 1909, in Johnson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Johnson, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 5 April 1964, in Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cleburne Memorial Park, Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States.
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- Tomas Cryer in household of S E Cryer, "United States Census, 1900"
- Tom Crier, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- T F Cryer, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
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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.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
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: occupational name for an officer of the court of justice who made public announcements, i.e. a town crier, from Middle English crier, cr(e)iour (a derivative of Old French crier ‘to cry aloud’, Latin quiritare).
Americanized form of German Kreyer or the Swiss German variant Kreier.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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