Brief Life History of Katherine E.
When Katherine E. Wilkinson was born on 4 August 1858, in Wisconsin, United States, her father, Job Wilkinson, was 27 and her mother, Harriet Miltilda Addison, was 22. She married George Washington Davis on 4 October 1880, in Arena, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Arena, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States for about 50 years. She died on 8 May 1913, at the age of 54, and was buried in Arena, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Kate Wilkinson in household of J Wilkinson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Kate E Wilkinson - Government record: birth:
- Kate E Wilkinson, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented
A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.
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
English: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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