Brief Life History of Willard Foster
When Willard Foster Levings was born on 17 December 1860, in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States, his father, George Edward Levings, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Sandford, was 23. He married Ella Gardner Hammond on 27 April 1891, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Paris Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 14 December 1913, in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Altadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Willard Levings in household of George E Levings, "United States Census, 1870"
- Willard F. Levings, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Willard F Levings, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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World Events (8)
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Brunhilde, Helga, Hildegarde.
North German: patronymic from a personal name (Lehwing or Lewien), formed with Middle Low German lev ‘dear’ + win ‘friend’. This surname has apparently died out in Germany.
English: variant of Livings .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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