Brief Life History of Jessie Winston
When Jessie Winston Little Sr was born on 27 August 1908, his father, Ephraim Tilmon Little, was 44 and his mother, Ella Lucy Henson, was 28. He married Bernice Estell Beavers on 16 January 1927, in Paulding, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in District 879, Forsyth, Georgia, United States in 1940 and Douglas, Georgia, United States in 1950. He died on 3 February 1964, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia, United States.
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- Wenston Little in household of Ephraim Little, "United States Census, 1910"
- Winston Little, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Jessie Winston Little, "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
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.
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a small man (if not ironic), or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel (see Light 3).
Irish: translation into English of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see Began ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘little’, e.g. French Petit , Polish Mały (see Maly 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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