Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin
When Benjamin Franklin Wilcher was born on 4 November 1856, in Casey, Kentucky, United States, his father, Charles Wilcher, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth W Fitzpatrick, was 33. He lived in Macon, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States for about 26 years. He died on 1 July 1936, in Hickory Point Township, Macon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.
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- Benj F Welcher, "United States Census, 1910"
- Frank Welcher, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- B F Welcher, "United States Census, 1900"
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1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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English: variant of Wiltshire .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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