Brief Life History of Thomas B
When Thomas B Sullivan was born on 7 January 1876, in Sheldon, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Thomas Sullivan, was 29 and his mother, Catherine Malphy, was 20. He married Edna Belle Downing on 7 May 1913, in Norwalk, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Monroe, Wisconsin, United States in 1920. In 1940, at the age of 64, his occupation is listed as farmer in Sheldon, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States. He died on 15 December 1949, in Sheldon, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Saint Marys Ridge Catholic Cemetery, Cashton, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Thomas Sullivan, Jr, "United States Census, 1920"
- Thomas Sullivan, Jr, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Thomas Sullivan, "Find A Grave Index"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Donal, James Patrick, Michael Patrick, Aileen, Brigid, Paddy, Siobhan, John Patrick, Kevin Patrick, Parnell.
Irish (Cork and Kerry): shortened form of O'Sullivan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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