Leon Randolph Tompkins

Brief Life History of Leon Randolph

When Leon Randolph Tompkins was born on 9 April 1887, in Inman, Holt, Nebraska, United States, his father, Archibald Tompkins, was 46 and his mother, Laura Martha Smith, was 40. He married Ethel Pearl Doughty on 17 March 1909, in Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 15 October 1961, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Inman, Holt, Nebraska, United States.

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Leon Randolph Tompkins
1887–1961
Ethel Pearl Doughty
1882–1968
Marriage: 17 March 1909
Charles Archibald Tompkins M.D.
1910–1977
Harvey Alfred Tompkins
1913–1998

Sources (17)

  • Leon R Tompkins, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Leon R Tompkins, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Leon Randolph Tompkins, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from Tomkin, a medieval pet form of the personal name Thomas .

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

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