Brief Life History of George F.
When George F. Wilson was born about 1883, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Peter Wilson Jr., was 31 and his mother, Mary Rehetta Spidel, was 24. He lived in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died in 1916, at the age of 34.
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Sources (2)
- George F. Wilson in household of Peter Wilson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: George F. Wilson - Government record: Census record: birth-name: George F. Wilson
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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