Clarence Pendleton Wilson

Brief Life History of Clarence Pendleton

When Clarence Pendleton Wilson was born on 7 October 1878, in New London, Ralls, Missouri, United States, his father, Samuel P. Wilson, was 35 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Glascock, was 37. He married Grace Alice Scott in August 1937, in Doña Ana, New Mexico, United States. He lived in New Mexico, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 6 Mesilla Park, Doña Ana, New Mexico, United States in 1940. He died on 19 January 1945, in University Park, Doña Ana, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 66.

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Clarence Pendleton Wilson
1878–1945
Grace Alice Scott
1883–1956
Marriage: August 1937

Sources (6)

  • Clarence P Wilson in household of Jesse B Ledford, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Clarence Pendleton Wilson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Clarence Pendleton Wilson, "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945"

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World Events (8)

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.

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.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

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

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