Thomas Charles Hornsby

Brief Life History of Thomas Charles

When Thomas Charles Hornsby was born on 19 April 1912, in Georgia, United States, his father, John Perry Hornsby, was 29 and his mother, Lou Tishie Crosby, was 29. He lived in Avon Park Lakes, Highlands, Florida, United States in 1945. He died on 8 December 1992, in Polk, Florida, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Perry Hornsby
1882–1973
Lou Tishie Crosby
1882–1946
Willie Mae Hornsby
1904–1960
Mammie Lee Hornsby
1905–1907
John Perry Hornsby Jr
1909–1996
Virginia Lola Hornsby
1910–1996
Thomas Charles Hornsby
1912–1992
Deck Hornsby
1914–
Paul Hornsby
1917–2004
Silas Duvard Hornsby
1918–1994
Howard Curtis Hornsby
1921–
Hazel Lou Hornsby
1923–

Sources (9)

  • Thomas C Hornsby, "Florida State Census, 1945"
  • Thomas C Hornsby, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
  • Thomas C Hornsby, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

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.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

English (Durham and Northumberland): habitational name from Hornsby in Cumwhitton (Cumberland), recorded as Ormesbyc. 1210 (compare Ormsby ), but later acquiring the prosthetic initial H-. The placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Ormr ‘serpent’ (see Orme ) + Old Norse ‘farmstead, village’.

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

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