Brief Life History of Thomas Morton
When Thomas Morton Fannin was born on 15 January 1890, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Henry Marple Fannin, was 40 and his mother, Mary Ison, was 35. He married Sophrona Belle Craft on 7 August 1909, in Morgan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years and Black Water, Morgan, Kentucky, United States in 1950. He died on 25 March 1958, in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, United States.
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- Thomas M Fannin, "United States Census, 1950"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Morton Fannin - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Thomas Morton Fannin
- Thomas M Fannin, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
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.
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
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic O Fionnáin ‘descendant of Fionnán’, a diminutive of Finn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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