Brief Life History of Pearl
Pearl Whitson was born on 24 March 1917. She died on 11 August 2004, in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Pearl Whitson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Pearl Kegley, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Pearl Whitson, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1931 · The Parthenon is Built
In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Midlothian): from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Whiteson, literally ‘white son’ or perhaps ‘son of someone named White ’. Occasionally, a variant of Whiston .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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