Samuel Wilcox

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Wilcox was born in 1814, in Green, Kentucky, United States, his father, Ephraim A. Wilcox, was 35 and his mother, Eleanor Martin, was 22. He married Rachel Manerva Rogers on 19 November 1846, in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Crane Creek Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 22 August 1870, in Easton, Mason, Illinois, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Big Grove Cemetery, Mason, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Wilcox
1814–1870
Rachel Manerva Rogers
1830–1862
Marriage: 19 November 1846
Ephraim Wilcox
1847–1936
Thomas Wilcox
1849–1853
Eli Wilcox
1851–1852
Mary Eliza Wilcox
1853–1922
William Willcox
1855–
Martha M Wilcox
1856–1937
William L Wilcox
1856–1947
Harvey Wilcox
1858–1937
Catharine Wilcox
1860–
Samuel Wallace Wilcox
1861–1932

Sources (17)

  • Samuel Willcox, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Saml Wilcox, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
  • Samuel Wilcox, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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