Lawrence Wilkinson

Brief Life History of Lawrence

When Lawrence Wilkinson was born on 16 November 1884, in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States, his father, John Lawrence Wilkinson, was 37 and his mother, Eugenia Rebecca Kite, was 22. He married Minnie Lee Lewis on 13 March 1919, in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington, Oregon, United States in 1950. He died on 27 November 1981, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Gig Harbor, Pierce, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lawrence Wilkinson
1884–1981
Minnie Lee Lewis
1903–1995
Marriage: 13 March 1919
Eugenia Vesta Elizabeth Wilkinson
1920–2014
Lawrence Wilkinson
1921–2003
Henry Alfred Wilkinson
1923–1949
Francis Frank Palmer Wilkinson
1925–1999
Doris Patricia Wilkinson
1927–2020
Robert Lewis Kite Wilkinson
1930–1991

Sources (33)

  • Lawrence Wilkinson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Lawerence Wilkinson, "Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957"
  • U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918

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1886

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1898 · Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

1910 · The BSA is Made

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Name Meaning

English: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .

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

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