Thomas Murray Wicker

Brief Life History of Thomas Murray

When Thomas Murray Wicker was born on 26 May 1887, in Hickory Flat, Benton, Mississippi, United States, his father, William Joseph Archer Wicker, was 32 and his mother, Martha Oregon Allen, was 21. He married Ora M. Wiley on 25 June 1923, in Union, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Beat 5, Benton, Mississippi, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 19 April 1946, in Hickory Flat, Benton, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 58.

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Thomas Murray Wicker
1887–1946
Ora M. Wiley
1899–1990
Marriage: 25 June 1923
Thomas Frederick Wicker
1924–2022
William Murray Wicker
1926–1990
James Kenneth Wicker
1930–
Charles Gibson Wicker
1933–2007

Sources (10)

  • Murry Wicker, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Murray Wicker, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Thomas Murry Wicker, "Find A Grave Index"

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.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

German: occupational name from Middle High German, Middle Low German wicker ‘soothsayer, magician’.

German: from an Old High German personal name composed of the elements wīg ‘battle, war’ + heri ‘army’.

English (southeastern): topographic or occupational name from Middle English wiker, denoting someone who lived or worked in an outlying settlement (from Middle English wik(e), Old English wīc; see Wick ). The formation of topographic names with the suffix -er is typical of the Middle English dialects of Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire.

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

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