Brief Life History of Etta Florence
When Etta Florence Wilson was born on 20 August 1871, in Westville, Chariton, Missouri, United States, her father, William Henry Wilson, was 26 and her mother, Julia Pauline Krager, was 24. She married George William Fox before 1889. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1920 and Clark Township, Chariton, Missouri, United States in 1930. She died on 19 May 1948, in Marceline, Linn, Missouri, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Marceline, Linn, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Leona Fox, "United States Census, 1920"
- Etta Wilson, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Etta Florence Wilson Oldham, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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