Brief Life History of Wesley Eber
When Wesley Eber Whitcomb was born on 3 March 1844, in New Albion, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, his father, Josiah Whitcomb, was 45 and his mother, Ruth Goldthwaite, was 33. He married Clara E. Mosher on 24 December 1865, in Napoli, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cattaraugus, New York, United States in 1892 and West Salamanca, Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died in 1922, in Salamanca, Allegany Indian Reservation, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Salamanca, Allegany Indian Reservation, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.
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- Wesley E Whitcomb, "New York State Census, 1892"
- Wesley E Whitcomb, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Wesley E Whitcomb, "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933"
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Whitcombe or Witcombe. Whitcombe in Dorset and Witcombe in Gloucestershire are named with Old English wīd ‘wide’ + cumb ‘valley’; Whitcombe, Isle of Wight, may have the same etymology or alternatively the first element may be Old English hwīt ‘white’. Witcombe in Somerset is named with Old English wīthig ‘willow’ + cumb, and the placename Whitcombe in Devon is from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + cumb. The surname may also derive from a lost place in Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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