Brief Life History of Esther Evaline
When Esther Evaline Wilson was born on 25 August 1848, in Monroe, Iowa, United States, her father, Wellington Paul Wilson, was 34 and her mother, Rebecca McBride, was 21. She married Levi Ward Hancock Jr on 4 May 1868, in Lone Pine, Inyo, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Marysville Precinct, Grant, Oregon, United States in 1880 and Inyo, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 8 December 1924, in Lone Pine, Inyo, California, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mount Whitney Cemetery, Lone Pine, Inyo, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
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- Eveline Esther Wilson in entry for Amos Paul Hancock, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
- Eveline E Hancock in household of Hiram W Hancock, "United States Census, 1920"
- Evelyn Wilson in entry for Levi Ward Hancock and Cleora Lovica Horsley, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
Spouse and Children
1847–1915 Male
1848–1924 Female
Children (11)
1869–1936 Male
1871–1957 Female
1873–1949 Male
1875–1951 Male
1878–1880 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1814–1896 Male
1827–1902 Female
Siblings (14)
1846–1847 Male
1848–1924 Female
1850–1940 Female
1852–1864 Female
1854–1864 Male
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1850
Age 2
1863
Age 15
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 20
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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W. P. Wilson rolling pin
My grandmother, Onetta May Linge Schoradt, had this rolling pin in her possession when she passed away. She told me that it was carved by Wellington Paul Wilson, who was her great grandfather, for he …
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