Edith Florence Brackman

Brief Life History of Edith Florence

When Edith Florence Brackman was born on 7 January 1908, in Alvon, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, her father, George Emory Brackman, was 26 and her mother, Leola Mae McCarty, was 24. She married John Henry Wilmer in 1929, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Anthony Creek District, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Covington District, Alleghany, Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 5 July 1998, in Madison, Virginia, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Wilmer
1905–1990
Edith Florence Brackman
1908–1998
Marriage: 1929
Betty Jean Wilmer
1930–2018
Paul Berkley Wilmer
1933–2002
John Leslie Wilmer
1938–2016

Sources (18)

  • Edith F Wilmer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Edith Flossie Brackman - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Edith F. Brackman
  • Edith Florence Brackman Wilmer, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility

Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War  the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of North German Brackmann .

Americanized form of German Brachmann (see Brachman ).

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

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