Brief Life History of Thomas B
When Thomas B Goodson was born on 14 January 1900, in Cass, Texas, United States, his father, Perry Washington Goodson, was 43 and his mother, Minerva Emmaline Blanton, was 43. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Cass, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 6 January 1901, at the age of 0, and was buried in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Sardis, Cass, Texas, United States.
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- Thomas B Goodson in household of Pery H Goodson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Thomas B Goodson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas B. Goodson, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (2)
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Godsone, representing Old English Godsunu, of various origins. It may be composed of Old English god ‘God’ or gōd ‘good’ + sunu ‘son’, or it may be an original patronymic ‘son of God’ used as a personal name.
English: patronymic from Middle English Godesson(e) ‘son of God(e)’, from the Middle English pet form Gode (Old English Goda) + -son.
English: nickname from Middle English god(e) + sone ‘good son’ (Old English gōd + sunu).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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