Lonnie Lee Wilson

Brief Life History of Lonnie Lee

When Lonnie Lee Wilson was born on 8 February 1901, in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States, his father, Moses Hill Wilson, was 30 and his mother, Martha Bell "Mattie" Cooper, was 27. He married Mary Elizabeth Jobe on 14 February 1920, in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Beat 3, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States for about 20 years and Beat 4, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 20 June 1985, in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Hermanville, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lonnie Lee Wilson
1901–1985
Mary Elizabeth Jobe
1894–1976
Marriage: 14 February 1920
Edna Elaine Sorrels
1919–2003
Audrey Faye Wilson
1932–

Sources (12)

  • Lonnie Willson in household of Hill M Willson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Lonnie Lee Wilson, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
  • Lonnie Wilson, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1907 · Boll Weevil Destroys Most the Cotton Crop

When the boll weevil threatened most the Mississippi Delta, it put the state’s cotton crop in peril. By the time the boll weevil reached Mississippi it had already destroyed four million bales of cotton. This added up to $238 million at the time or about 6 billion in present day. The boll weevil depends on cotton for every stage of its life.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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