Brief Life History of Pearl Losett
When Pearl Losett Wolcott was born on 22 August 1888, in Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, her father, Charles Marion Wolcott, was 25 and her mother, Mary Lucilla Moll, was 18. She married Dolphus Leora Gaskins on 10 March 1911, in Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Brown, Nebraska, United States in 1935 and Lakeland Election Precinct, Brown, Nebraska, United States in 1940. She died on 11 July 1984, in Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Perl Walcott in household of Charles Walcott, "United States Census, 1900"
- Pearl L Walcott, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Pearl Losetta Gaskins, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1887–1964 Male
1888–1984 Female
Children (9)
1912–1986 Female
1914–1982 Male
1916–1998 Male
1918–2001 Male
1921–2000 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1863–1944 Male
1869–1969 Female
Siblings (6)
1888–1984 Female
1891–1978 Female
1895–1968 Male
1897–1975 Female
1905–1962 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1892 · The Chicago Canal
Age 4
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 25
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Surrey): habitational name from Wollacott in Thrushelton (Devon), named from the Old English personal name Wulfnōth + cot ‘cottage, hut, shelter’. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
History: Henry Wolcott (1578–1655), clothier, came from Tolland, Somerset, England, and settled in Windsor, CT, in 1636. His grandson Roger (1679–1767) was colonial governor of CT; his great-grandson Oliver (1726–1797) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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