Brief Life History of Willie Mable
Willie Mable Wims was born on 4 January 1923. She married Marcus Willis Tooke on 9 August 1941, in Val Verde, Texas, United States. She died on 23 January 1999, in Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Marcus Willis Tooke
1920–2004
Willie Mable Wims
1923–1999
Marriage: 9 August 1941
Sources (5)
- Willie Weims, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Willie Mabel Tooke, "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998"
- Willie Mabel Tookee, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"
Spouse and Children
1920–2004 Male
1923–1999 Female
Marriage
9 August 1941Val Verde, Texas, United States
World Events (8)
1927
Age 4
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Age 6
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1944 · The G.I Bill
Age 21
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Scottish Wemyss , representing the usual pronunciation of that Scottish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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