Brief Life History of William Marrow
When William Marrow Wilkins was born on 26 October 1916, in Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States, his father, Henry Louis Wilkins, was 24 and his mother, Estella Mae McMillin, was 19. He married Virginia Marie Robinson on 27 May 1946, in St. Charles, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 27 December 1999, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (16)
- William Wilkins, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Marrow Wilkins - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1916; Missouri, United States
- William Marrow Wilkins, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1917 · Joining the First World War
Starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed 128 American citizens, and many other conflicts with trade from Germany. Congress held a special meeting that resulted in The United States declaring war on Germany. Formally entering the First World War.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands and southern England): variant of Wilkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
North German and Dutch: variant of Wilkens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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