Brief Life History of Thomas Martin
When Thomas Martin Wade was born on 11 August 1911, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas Martin Wade, was 42 and his mother, Augusta Winters, was 29. He married June Marie Burke on 11 July 1932. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
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- Thomas M Wade, "United States Census, 1930"
- Thomas M Wade in entry for T M Wade, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Thomas M Wade, "United States Census, 1940"
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World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1931 · The Parthenon is Built
In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Wade (Old English Wada or, via Norman French, from ancient Germanic Wado, of unclear origin but possibly related to Old English wadan ‘to go’).
English: topographic name from Middle English wade ‘ford’ (Old English (ge)wæd ‘ford, especially a tidal crossing’) for someone who lived by a ford, or a habitational name from a place so called, such as Wade Hall in North Cove (Suffolk).
Irish: shortened and altered from Mac Uaid, see McQuaid .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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