Westley W. Gholson

Brief Life History of Westley W.

Westley W. Gholson was born in 1804, in Illinois, United States. He married Lucinda Mayberry on 9 July 1825, in Hamilton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 1 May 1846, at the age of 42.

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Westley W. Gholson
1804–1846
Lucinda Mayberry
1802–
Marriage: 9 July 1825
Rueben E. Gholson
1829–1919
Tomzen Gholson
1831–1899
Newton G. Gholson
1834–1896
John Gholson
1834–

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    World Events (8)

    1804

    Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

    1804 · The Twelfth Amendment

    With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.

    1818

    Illinois is the 21st state.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Golson .

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

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