Elmer Andrew Wesa

Brief Life History of Elmer Andrew

Elmer Andrew Wesa was born on 9 July 1891, in Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States. He married Mary Elizabeth Crawford on 30 August 1920. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 24 April 1956, in Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elmer Andrew Wesa
1891–1956
Mary Elizabeth Crawford
1901–1995
Marriage: 30 August 1920
William Elmer Wesa
1923–2010
Elmer Wesa
1923–1923

Sources (24)

  • Elmer Wesa, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Elmer Wesa, "Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923"
  • Elmer A Wesa, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1893

Historical Boundaries: 1893: St. Louis, Minnesota, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

Name Meaning

English and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.

Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.

History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.

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

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