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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- 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"
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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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