George Albert Wilcox

Brief Life History of George Albert

When George Albert Wilcox was born in 1853, in Ohio, United States, his father, George Dow Wilcox, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Van Meter, was 33. He married Martha Greason on 14 April 1879, in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1910 and Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 September 1931, in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 78.

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George Albert Wilcox
1853–1931
Martha Greason
1861–1886
Marriage: 14 April 1879
Charles Albert Wilcox
1880–1942
George Orton Wilcox
1881–1898
girl Wilcox
1883–
Jennie May Wilcox
1884–1884
Martha Wilcox
1886–1886

Sources (34)

  • Geo A Willcox in household of Geo Willcox, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George A. Wilcox, "Rhode Island, Town Births and Baptisms Index, 1639-1932"
  • George A. Wilcox, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1874 · Secrete Service Headquarters

The Secrete Service Headquarters had been in NYC for four years. Finally in 1874, it returns to Washington D.C.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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