Thomas Alex Gove (1880 - 1949)

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Thomas's Family

Gove James Gove

Espelth Gow Gove

Thomas Alex Gove

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Gove James Gove

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Espelth Gow Gove

Unknown - Unknown

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Laura Jane Allen Gove (adult)

Larua Jane (Allen) Gove

Harriet Kendall Gove

Sabin Pond Gove

Ervin Allen and Family

Albert Kendall Gove

Helen Hamaker Gove

Albert Gove Family

Albert & Hazel Gove

Carrie 'Hazel' Dutton Gove

Albert Laurel Gove

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In 1880, in the year that Thomas Alex Gove was born, on August 14th Cologne Cathedral, in Germany, was finally completed. Construction began in 1248, was halted in 1473, and then begun again in the 1800's - completed after 632 years.

In 1895, at the age of just 15 years old, Thomas was alive when on May 18th, Italy's first motor race was held. The race was 58 miles long - from Turin to Asti and back. Five cars started but only three completed the race. It was won by Simone Federman who drove a Daimler Omnibus - his average speed was 9.6 mph.

In 1912, he was 32 years old when Arizona was admitted to the United States in February (on Valentine's Day). It became the 48th state in the Union. Previously a Spanish - then Mexican - territory, the U.S. paid $15 million dollars for the area in 1848. Arizona was the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United States.

In 1932, Thomas was 52 years old when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.

In 1949, in the year of Thomas Alex Gove's passing, on April 4th, NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established. Twelve nations originally signed the North Atlantic Treaty - the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. Greece, Turkey, and West Germany later joined. Today, there are 26 nations in NATO.