Thomas Pierce Greene

Brief Life History of Thomas Pierce

When Thomas Pierce Greene was born on 5 July 1894, in Fort Valley, Houston, Georgia, United States, his father, George Peter Greene, was 34 and his mother, Linnie C. Pierce, was 30. He married Daisy Foster on 21 April 1923, in Houston, Georgia, United States. He lived in District 1813, Houston, Georgia, United States in 1920 and Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, United States in 1930. He died on 6 April 1934, in DeKalb, Georgia, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, United States.

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Thomas Pierce Greene
1894–1934
Daisy Foster
1883–1973
Marriage: 21 April 1923

Sources (12)

  • Thomas P Green in household of George P Green, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Thomas Pierce Greene, "Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records, 1832-2015"
  • Thomas Pierce Greene, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Green . In North America, this surname has assimilated cognates from other languages.

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

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