George Washington Wasson

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Wasson was born on 18 December 1859, in Hull, Pike, Illinois, United States, his father, Henry R Wasson, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Ann Mahalia Mewmaw, was 25. He married Alta Holland Haskins on 9 December 1888, in Hull, Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Kinderhook, Pike, Illinois, United States for about 40 years. He died on 20 May 1932, at the age of 72, and was buried in Hull, Pike, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Wasson
1859–1932
Alta Holland Haskins
1870–1923
Marriage: 9 December 1888
Frank Ninnis Wasson
1892–1962
Roy G. Wasson
1893–1915
Floyd Eldon Wasson
1896–1969
Lawrence L. Wasson
1897–1913
Leslie Loren Wasson
1897–1918
Mae Slyvia Wasson
1899–1992
Joseph Nelvin Wasson
1901–1976
Florence Lela Wasson
1903–1987
Earl Kenneth Wasson
1904–1963
John Merle Wasson
1907–1933
Mary R Wasson
1907–

Sources (18)

  • George Wasson in household of Henry Wasson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Geo. W. Wasson, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • George W Warson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1871

Historical Boundaries: 1871: Pike, Illinois, United States

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: of Norman origin, a variant of Wason 1. This form of the surname is more common in Ireland than Britain. It has been established in the county of Antrim since the late 17th century.

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

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