Brief Life History of Permelia Alice
When Permelia Alice Wilkinson was born on 1 November 1860, in Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States, her father, Benjamin Monroe Wilkinson Sr, was 45 and her mother, Mariah Carroll, was 28. She married Andrew Jackson Austin in 1876, in DeKalb, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas, United States in 1920 and Commissioner's Precinct 4, Wheeler, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 23 May 1951, in Collingsworth, Texas, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas, United States.
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- Alice Austin in household of Andrew J. Austin, "United States Census, 1880"
- Permealie A Wilkinson, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Amelia Alice Austin, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1861
Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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