Brief Life History of James Virgil
When James Virgil Thames was born on 31 October 1898, in McLennan, Texas, United States, his father, James Albert Thames, was 24 and his mother, Rhoda Dunaway, was 25. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, McLennan, Texas, United States in 1940 and Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 1 October 1957, in Fort Hood, Coryell, Texas, United States, at the age of 58.
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Sources (8)
- James V Thames, "United States Census, 1950"
- J W Thomes, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- James Virgil Thames, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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".
1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York
Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.
Name Meaning
English (London and Kent):
topographic name from the river Thames in southeastern England. The river name is related to the Indo-European root tā-, tə- ‘melt, flow’.
variant of Tame , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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