Brief Life History of Percival Maxwell
When Percival Maxwell Wilson was born on 25 September 1880, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Moses H Wilson, was 36 and his mother, Rebecca Platt Sammis, was 33. He married Emma Elizabeth Downs on 26 June 1907, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. He lived in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 May 1944, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Percival Wilson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Percival Maxwell Wilson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Percival M. Wilson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1880–1944 Male
1896– Female
Parents and Siblings
1843–1924 Male
1847–1927 Female
Siblings (5)
1866–1939 Male
1869–1914 Female
1872–1951 Male
1876–1947 Female
1880–1944 Male
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 2
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 18
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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