Mary Wilson

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Wilson was born on 25 March 1883, in Ohio, United States, her father, David E. Wilson, was 32 and her mother, Margaret Hanauer, was 26. She married Benjamin Edward Rucker on 17 June 1904, in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Springfield Township, Clark, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 23 April 1906, at the age of 23, and was buried in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Edward Rucker
1884–1935
Mary Wilson
1883–1906
Marriage: 17 June 1904
William Edward Rucker
1905–1987

Sources (10)

  • Mary Wilson in household of Margaret Wilson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Wilson - Government record: birth-name: Mary Wilson
  • Mary B. Wilson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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1886

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1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

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

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