Brief Life History of Sidney Lawrence Lewis
When Sidney Lawrence Lewis Wilson was born on 27 January 1876, in Culver, Union Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States, his father, James Thomas Wilson, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Catherine Leiter, was 27. He married Amanda Lavering on 25 December 1899, in Starke, Indiana, United States. He lived in Washington Township, Starke, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Rochester, Rochester Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States in 1920.
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- Sidney Wilson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Sidney L Wilson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Sidney Laurence Wilson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
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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