Brief Life History of William Tecumseh
When William Tecumseh Whitlock was born on 25 February 1866, in Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States, his father, Alexander Whitlock, was 25 and his mother, Mary Catherine Bowyer, was 15. He married Marilda Isabel Vancil on 8 February 1895, in Morgan, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Chapin, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Concord, Morgan, Illinois, United States for about 15 years. He died on 15 May 1925, in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Franklin Cemetery, Franklin Election Precinct, Morgan, Illinois, United States.
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- William Whitlock in household of Alexander Whitlock, "United States Census, 1870"
- Wm. Whitlock, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- William Whitlock, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘lock (of hair)’ (Old English loc). Compare Sherlock .
from the Middle English personal name Whitlak (Old English Wihtlāc, from wiht ‘creature’ + lāc ‘sport, game’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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