Brief Life History of Francis William
When Francis William Wilford was born on 20 April 1896, in Verdi, Washoe, Nevada, United States, his father, William Wilford, was 29 and his mother, Martha Jane Grandbois, was 19. He lived in Vallejo Township, Sonoma, California, United States for about 30 years and Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 5 January 1986, at the age of 89, and was buried in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Frances Welford in household of William Welford, "United States Census, 1910"
- Francis William Wilford, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Francis Wilford, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1896–1986 Male
1910–2003 Female
Parents and Siblings
1866–1949 Male
1876–1960 Female
Siblings (3)
1896–1986 Male
1897–1976 Male
1903–1987 Female
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 2
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 10
1920
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire): habitational name from either of two places called Wilford, in Nottinghamshire and Suffolk, both probably named with an Old English wilig ‘willow tree’ + Old English ford ‘ford’.
Americanized form of German Wilfert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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