Brief Life History of Bennie Edgar
When Bennie Edgar Wilson was born on 18 June 1937, in Madison, Morgan, Georgia, United States, his father, Judson Murza Wilson, was 24 and his mother, Clarice Beatrice Kilgore, was 21. He lived in District 224, Oconee, Georgia, United States in 1940. He died on 30 August 2004, in Talking Rock, Pickens, Georgia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Bennie E Wilson, "United States Census, 1950"
- Bennie E Wilson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Bennie Edgar Wilson, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1942 · Germans Sink Ships Near St. Simons Island
Lights from homes along the coast of St. Simons Island provided a clear view of the SS Oklahoma for German U-boat Captain Reinhard Hardegen on April 8, 1942. A German torpedo was fired at the SS Oklahoma shortly after midnight. An hour later, a second torpedo was fired at the oil tanker Esso Baton Rouge. Both ships sunk and the attacks left 22 seamen dead. After the incident, residents of the Golden Isles panicked over concern of a German Invasion of the coast and were stringently observant of a nighttime blackout.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
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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