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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- 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
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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