William Wallace Wilcox

Brief Life History of William Wallace

When William Wallace Wilcox was born on 2 February 1849, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Walter Eli Wilcox, was 27 and his mother, Maria Wealthy Richards, was 21. He married Ellen Louisa Partridge on 9 October 1866, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States in 1870. He died on 5 February 1901, in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Wallace Wilcox
1849–1901
Ellen Louisa Partridge
1840–1888
Marriage: 9 October 1866
Ella L Wilcox
1868–1923
William S Wilcox
1868–1954
Lilla Maria Wilcox
1871–
Viola B Wilcox
1873–1920
Mabel A Wilcox
1875–1962

Sources (23)

  • William Wilcox, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
  • Wallace William Wilcox, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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