Brief Life History of Edward Wayne
When Edward Wayne Whitlock was born on 4 November 1885, in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States, his father, John William S. Whitlock, was 31 and his mother, Martha Virginia Connell, was 30. He married Virginia Tennessee Lindsey on 9 October 1920, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 15 October 1951, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Rose Hill, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Edward Whitlock, "United States 1950 Census"
- Edward Whitlock, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Edward Wayne Whitlock, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · The Haymarket Riot
Protesting to lower the mandated work day to eight hours, a labor rally, near Haymarket Square in Chicago, turned into a riot after an individual threw a bomb at police. As a result, eight people were killed and many more injured. The Haymarket Riot is viewed as a labor movement setback in America.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘lock (of hair)’ (Old English loc). Compare Sherlock .
from the Middle English personal name Whitlak (Old English Wihtlāc, from wiht ‘creature’ + lāc ‘sport, game’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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