George Henry Wiltse

Brief Life History of George Henry

When George Henry Wiltse was born in 1870, in Greene, New York, United States, his father, Samuel W Wiltse, was 42 and his mother, Amanda Barnum, was 36. He married Etta Smith on 31 October 1900, in Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Cortland, DeKalb, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Junction Township, Greene, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. He died on 31 December 1935, in Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa, United States.

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George Henry Wiltse
1870–1935
Etta Smith
1878–1951
Marriage: 31 October 1900
Edna Wiltse
1901–
Velma M Wiltse
1902–1973
Harry Elton Wiltse
1903–1982
Theda Blanche Wiltse
1908–1989
Howard Leroy Wiltse
1913–1992
Claude Henry Wiltse
1921–1983

Sources (29)

  • George Wilsey in household of Samuel Wilsey, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Geo H Willis, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • George Henry Wiltse, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1871

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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

Dutch: variant of Wiltsee, possibly a nickname meaning ‘wild sea’, given to a child born at sea, or an altered form of Luxembourgish Wiltz . The surname Wiltse(e) is not found in the Netherlands.

History: Hendrick Martenszen Wiltse or, in some early records, Wiltsee (c. 1623–1712) lived in Wiltwyck, New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY), by 1660, the time of his marriage. At that time his surname (nickname) was Van Coppenhagen, but the capital of Denmark is not likely to be the place of his origin. He is said to have been born aboard a ship enroute to NY. Philippe Maton de Wiltz from Luxembourg, who died 1632 in NY, has been identified by some as his father.

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

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