James Wilson

about 1893–
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of James

When James Wilson was born about 1893, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Isaac Wilson, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Baird, was 33.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Wilson
1857–1930
Elizabeth Baird
1860–1905
Mary Maud Wilson
1883–1933
Helen Wilson
1884–
James Wilson
1893–
Robert Benjamin Wilson
1885–1932
Elizabeth Wilson
1889–1965

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World Events (3)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 5
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1898 · The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory Opens
Age 5
The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory harvested sugar from beets because sugar cane was hard to grow in northern Utah. During World War, it was hard to get sugar beet seeds, so the company started to harvest the seeds of the beets they were using. The Company merged with a factory in Logan to create the Amalgamated Sugar Company which is still operational today.

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.

Possible Related Names

Willison
Will
Willson

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