Brief Life History of May
When May Wilson was born on 6 August 1876, in Harlan, Shelby, Iowa, United States, her father, William Lewis Wilson, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Irwin, was 29. She married Herman Otto King on 14 May 1906, in Cedar Rapids, Boone, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Albion, Boone, Nebraska, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 22, Palm Beach, Florida, United States in 1940. She died on 22 May 1955, in Harlan, Shelby, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
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- May King in household of Herman O King, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Legacy NFS Source: May Wilson - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: May Wilson
- Legacy NFS Source: May Wilson - Government record: Death record or certificate: married-name: May Wilson King
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World Events (8)
1879
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Boone, Nebraska, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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