Brief Life History of Willet A.
When Willet A. Masterson was born about 1863, in Menard, Illinois, United States, his father, Charles Willett Masterson, was 45 and his mother, Phoebe M Houghton, was 41. He lived in Boone, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Rocky Fork Township, Boone, Missouri, United States in 1880.
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Sources (3)
- Willet A Masterson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Willet A. Masterson - Published information: birth-name: Willet A. Masterson
- William Masterson in household of Chas W Masterson, "United States Census, 1880"
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about 1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
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 Middle English maister ‘master’ + -son. Compare Master .
Irish: in Ireland, this is usually the English name in 1 above. However, it was also adopted for Irish Mac an Mháighistir ‘son of the master’, also Anglicized as McMaster .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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