Brief Life History of John Thomas
When John Thomas Dawkins III was born on 6 October 1900, in Island Creek, Calvert, Maryland, United States, his father, John Thomas Dawkins Jr, was 38 and his mother, Jennie Parran, was 38. He died on 6 July 1965, in Calvert, Maryland, United States, at the age of 64.
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- John L Dawkins in household of John L Dawkins, "United States Census, 1940"
- John Thomas Dawkins, "Maryland, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- John L Dawkins in household of John L Dawkins, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States
After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dawkin from the Middle English personal name Dawkin, a pet form of Daw + the diminutive suffix -kin, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The name mostly denoted ‘little or young Ralph ’ and perhaps occasionally ‘little or young David ’. The -kin suffix may have been used to distinguish a son from a same-named father. Compare Dakin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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