Brief Life History of Thomas Dwight
When Thomas Dwight Thompson was born on 10 July 1895, in Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama, United States, his father, William Atkins Thompson, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Waldrop, was 22. He married Thelma Franklin on 10 October 1920, in Crenshaw, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Election Precinct 6 Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 8 April 1952, in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States.
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- Thomas D Thompson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Thomas D. Thompson, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Thomas D Thompson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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