Thair Leroy Leckington

Brief Life History of Thair Leroy

When Thair Leroy Leckington was born on 6 October 1885, in Macon Township, Harvey, Kansas, United States, his father, Isaiah Leckington, was 25 and his mother, Phianna Helser, was 29. He married Margaret E. Brooks on 16 November 1910. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Newton Township, Harvey, Kansas, United States in 1915 and Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 9 June 1971, in Harvey, Kansas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thair Leroy Leckington
1885–1971
Margaret E. Brooks
1888–1942
Marriage: 16 November 1910
Thelma Kathleen Leckington
1911–2000
Vernon LeRoy Leckington
1914–2001
Helen Margaret Leckington
1916–2012
Forrest Brooks Leckington
1917–1918
Maurice Merle Leckington
1918–2000

Sources (23)

  • T L Leckington, "Kansas, State Census, 1915"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thair Leroy Leckington - Published information: birth-name: Thair LeRoy Leckington
  • T L Leckington, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"

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1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

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: habitational name from either of two places called Lockington (in Leicestershire and East Yorkshire). The placename derives from the Old English personal name Loca + the Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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