Brief Life History of Thomas Lester
When Thomas Lester Murphy was born on 23 February 1927, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States, his father, Thomas Earl Murphy, was 23 and his mother, Marguerite Janine Morgan, was 17. He married Nona Maye French on 8 August 1948, in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States in 1999. He died on 30 January 2014, in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Stanley, Custer, Idaho, United States.
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- Thomas Murphy, "United States 1950 Census"
- Thomas Lester Murphy, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Thomas Lester Murphy, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1950
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Aileen, Kieran, Brigid, Donal, Siobhan, Eamon, Aidan, Dermot, John Patrick, Declan.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murchadha ‘descendant of Murchadh’, a personal name composed of the elements muir ‘sea’ + cath ‘battle’, i.e. ‘sea warrior’. This was an important family in Tyrone. For the surname with mac, see also McMurrough (Leinster).
English: variant of Morphey (see Morphew ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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