Henry Haines Tyson

Brief Life History of Henry Haines

When Henry Haines Tyson was born on 26 May 1878, in Roaring Creek, Mayberry Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Benjamin Franklin Tyson, was 26 and his mother, Sarah A Clayberger, was 26. He married Mary E Houtz on 10 February 1893, in Scott Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Locust Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. He died on 25 December 1957, at the age of 79.

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Henry Haines Tyson
1878–1957
Mary E Houtz
1873–1930
Marriage: 10 February 1893
Miss Tyson
1896–1900
Mr Tyson
1896–1900

Sources (4)

  • Henry H Tyson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Henry Hainz Tyson, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Henry H Tyson, "United States Census, 1900"

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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.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Dyson (see Dye ).

English: nickname from Old French tison ‘firebrand’, perhaps for someone with a fiery temperament.

Americanized form of German Theissen or Theisen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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