James H Wilcox

Brief Life History of James H

When James H Wilcox was born on 25 February 1858, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Franklin Wilcox, was 30 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Finney, was 27. He married Harriet Ellen Parker on 1 January 1915, in Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 November 1939, in Yakima, Washington, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States.

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James H Wilcox
1858–1939
Harriet Ellen Parker
1874–1935
Marriage: 1 January 1915

Sources (11)

  • Jas Willcox in household of Jas Willcox, "United States Census, 1860"
  • James H. Wilcox, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
  • James H. Wilcox, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

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World Events (8)

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.

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

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