When George Washington "Jud" Pilkington was born on 24 March 1889, in Swain, North Carolina, United States, his father, John A Pilkington, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Rebecca Kirkland, was 37. He married Susan Catherine Myers on 17 January 1908, in Creek, Warren, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Yellow Creek, Graham, North Carolina, United States in 1920 and Forneys Creek Township, Swain, North Carolina, United States in 1930. He died on 11 July 1931, in Swain, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Pilkey Cemetery, Swain, North Carolina, United States.
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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.
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President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
English (northwestern): habitational name from a place in Lancashire. The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Pīleca or Pīloc + patronymic -ing + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The surname is established in Ireland, where its presence was first recorded in the early 15th century.
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