Henry Marlin Thayer

Brief Life History of Henry Marlin

When Henry Marlin Thayer was born in 1908, in Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, United States, his father, Henry Marlin Thayer, was 32 and his mother, Lydia Caroline Jocobine Klocke, was 28. He lived in Webb, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States in 1910 and Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died on 24 August 1996, in Leflore, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, United States.

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Henry Marlin Thayer
1908–1996
Eva Elizabeth Moran
1917–2006

Sources (10)

  • Henry M Thayer in household of Katherine H Newton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Henry Marlin Thayer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Henry Marlin Thayer, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1916 · Mississippi State Sanatorium for TB is Established

The Mississippi State Sanatorium is a hospital used for tuberculosis patients. This lasted from 1918 to the 1950s. The Sanatorium has now been turned into a museum.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire and Somerset): from Middle English the eir ‘the heir’ with fused definite article. See Ayer .

History: Sylvanus Thayer (1785–1872), military engineer, an early superintendant of the US Military Academy at West Point, was born in Braintree, MA, into a family of English origin.

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

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