Brief Life History of William Leak
When William Leak Wilson was born on 30 January 1840, in Franklin, Georgia, United States, his father, John Franklin Wilson, was 31 and his mother, Mary Palmer Stubbs, was 31. He married Catherine Eugenia Hornsby in 1871, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in District 731, Campbell, Georgia, United States for about 20 years and Sandtown, Campbell, Georgia, United States in 1910. He died on 17 October 1915, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Leak Wilson, "United States Census, 1900"
- William Leake Wilson in entry for Lola W Maclean, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
- William L Wilson, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
Children (9)
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Fulton, Georgia, United States
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.
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.
Possible Related NamesStory Highlight
Hill Throbs With History, an article about the Wilson-McLarin Cemetery
NOTE: Family names have been capitalized for ease of locating. Marietta Journal, (Marietta, Georgia) Sunday, December 8, 1968 Pages 26-27 Hill Throbs With History By RANDY JAY The wind whistles t …
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