Alonzo Wesley Jamison

Male19 October 1870–12 November 1951

Brief Life History of Alonzo Wesley

When Alonzo Wesley Jamison was born on 19 October 1870, in Collin, Texas, United States, his father, Asa Harrison Jamison, was 24 and his mother, Julia Ann Eller, was 23. He married Cecil Jenwyl Wells about 1917, in Collin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Prosper, Collin, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 12 November 1951, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Valley View, Cooke, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alonzo Wesley Jamison
1870–1951
Cecil Jenwyl Wells
1882–1949
Marriage: about 1917
Alonzo W Jamison
1918–2011
Celia Claudine Jamison
1920–2008

Sources (15)

  • Alonzo W Jamison, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Alonzo W Jamison, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Alonzo W Wells Jamison in entry for Mrs Celia Claudine Jamison Sankey, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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  • Marriage
    about 1917Collin, Texas, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 2

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed

    Age 6

    A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.

    1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

    Age 24

    Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: from Middle English and Scots Jami(e)son, Jameson, Jem(i)son ‘son of James’ (see James ). Jameson and Jamison are mainly found in northern England, especially in Northumberland and Durham, while in Scotland the more usual form is Jamieson , but all three versions occur on either side of the border.

    Scottish: variant of McCamish .

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

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