Brief Life History of Thomas Jordan
When Thomas Jordan Pritchett was born on 19 August 1901, in Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, United States, his father, Thomas Jordan Pritchett, was 45 and his mother, Willie McLeod, was 34. He died on 12 February 1979, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, United States.
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- Thomas J Pritchett in household of Willie T Pritchett, "United States Census, 1930"
- Thomas Jordan Pritchett, "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Thomas J Pritchett, "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1906 · The Atlanta Race Riot
The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 occurred on the evening of September 22 through September 24. A newspaper reported the rapes of four white women by African American men. Fueled by pre-existing racial tensions, these reports enraged white men who then arranged gangs to attack African American men. Over the next few days, several thousand white men joined in and in the end, 26 people were killed and many were injured.
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhisiart ‘son ofRichard’. Compare Pritchard .
English (Midlands): from a diminutive of Middle English prik(e), prich ‘point’, ‘prick’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of any of various pointed instruments, or a nickname for a tall, thin man.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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