Brief Life History of Winona C.
When Winona C. Willey was born on 22 July 1875, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, her father, Ebenezar Glover Willey, was 40 and her mother, Ellen Augusta Hopkins, was 35. She died on 18 December 1885, at the age of 10, and was buried in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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- Nona Willey in household of Elizabeth Hopkins, "United States Census, 1880"
- Winona Willey, "Find a Grave Index"
- Nona Willey, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (5)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
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
English: from a pet form of the personal name Will , a short form of William . In some instances a variant of Wiley .
Americanized form of Swiss German Willi .
History: Isaac Willey is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1640, and went on to be one of the founders of New London, CT. His descendent Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821–1914) was one of the founders of the College of California at Berkeley in 1860.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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