Brief Life History of Mary Viola
When Mary Viola Wilson was born on 15 February 1889, in Versailles, Morgan, Missouri, United States, her father, John Jepson Wilson, was 46 and her mother, Mary Jane Rains, was 36. She married Gilbert Patterson Clark on 29 April 1913, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Laguna Beach Judicial Township, Orange, California, United States in 1940 and San Juan Judicial Township, Orange, California, United States for about 1 years. She died on 24 July 1963, in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 74.
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- Mary V Clark, "United States Census, 1950"
- Viola Wilson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Mary V Clark, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
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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