Thomas Patrick Annan Jr

1897–1976 (Age 79)
Indiana, United States

The Life of Thomas Patrick

When Thomas Patrick Annan Jr was born on 20 March 1897, in Indiana, United States, his father, Thomas Patrick Annan Sr, was 28 and his mother, Frances Sees, was 25. He had at least 1 daughter with Katherine Vanorsdoll. He died on 31 August 1976, in Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States.

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Thomas Patrick Annan Jr
1897–1976
Katherine Vanorsdoll
1892–1980
Kathryn Jane Annan
1928–2009

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 1

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 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

Age 9

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

Age 21

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

Scottish: habitational name from a place in Dumfriesshire on the banks of the river Annan, from which its name derives. See also Annand .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Thomas Annon in household of Thomas P Annon, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Thomas Annan, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Thomas Patrick Annon, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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