Brief Life History of Edward Leo
When Edward Leo Wilson Jr was born in 1909, in Alabama, United States, his father, Edward Leo Wilson, was 35 and his mother, Lillian Ethel Morton, was 24. He married Burlie Mae Kinnaird on 8 July 1940, in Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States. He lived in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States in 1910 and Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1930.
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Sources (8)
- Edward L Wilson Jr. in household of Edward L Wilson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Edward Leo Wilson, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Edward Leo Wilson in entry for Clive John Luke and Lillian Roberta Wilson, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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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.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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