Brief Life History of Ruth W.
When Ruth W. Wilmore was born on 17 February 1918, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Benton McMillian Willmore, was 40 and her mother, Exie Clark, was 21. She married Wallace Reginald Hawkins on 14 June 1941, in Putnam, Tennessee, United States. She lived in Beat 3, Monroe, Mississippi, United States in 1930 and Civil District 8, Jackson, Tennessee, United States in 1940. She died on 6 December 1985, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Draper Cemetery, Milltown, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
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- Mary R Willmore in household of Benton M Willmore, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ruth Willmore, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Ruth Willmore Hawkins, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1925 · B.B. King is Born
B.B. King was born on September 16, 1925, in Itta Bean, Mississippi. He was a famous American blues singer, electric guitarist, and record producer. In 1987, he inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Wildmoor in Belbroughton (Worcestershire) and perhaps also from Wildmore Fen (Lincolnshire), though early evidence that the latter gave rise to a surname is lacking. A third possible source is the Weald Moors (Shropshire), recorded as Wyldemor' in 1291–2. The placenames derive from Old English wilde ‘wild’ + mōr ‘moor’. There may have been some confusion with the surname Willmer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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