Edwin Tyne Kirkwood

Brief Life History of Edwin Tyne

When Edwin Tyne Kirkwood was born on 6 June 1889, in Almy, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, his father, Edwin Tyne Kirkwood, was 22 and his mother, Anne Louise Simpson, was 21. He married Winnefred Smith on 31 October 1917. He lived in Election District 1, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States in 1940 and Kemmerer, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States for about 1 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 18 May 1960, at the age of 70, and was buried in Kemmerer City Cemetery, Kemmerer, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Tyne Kirkwood
1889–1960
Elizabeth Elin Sahlberg
1894–1991
Marriage: 12 June 1924
Charles K Kirkwood Sr
1922–1988
Edwin T Kirkwood Jr.
1927–2012
Glen Tex Kirkwood
1928–2006
Betty May Kirkwood
1932–2011

Sources (22)

  • Ted F Kirkwood, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Edwin T. Kirkwood, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Edwin Tyne Kirkwood, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

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

Scottish (central): habitational name from any of at least three places in Scotland called Kirkwood (Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, Lanarkshire), named with Middle English kirk ‘church’ (Old Norse kirkja) + wode ‘wood’.

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

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