Brief Life History of William Wesley
When William Wesley Dilmore Sr. was born on 27 September 1874, in Chipley, Washington, Florida, United States, his father, James Abner Dilmore, was 25 and his mother, Lorena C Seay, was 16. He married Ceillie Parcena Morris on 15 May 1895. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Houston, Alabama, United States in 1920 and Kynesville, Jackson, Florida, United States in 1920. In 1920, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as farmer in Houston, Alabama, United States. He died on 7 May 1926, in Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Kynesville, Jackson, Florida, United States.
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- W M Dilmore in household of James Dilmore, "Florida State Census, 1885" 10 YEARS OLD
- Legacy NFS Source: William Wesley Dilmore Sr. - Government record: birth: 27 September 1870; Chipley, Washington, Florida, United States
- W W Dillmore, "Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1882
Historical Boundaries: 1882: Jackson, Florida, United States
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of numerous places in Normandy and Brittany named La Mare (‘the pool’), preceded by the French preposition de ‘of’. Compare Delamar .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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