Dora Ellen Wilcox

Brief Life History of Dora Ellen

When Dora Ellen Wilcox was born on 20 April 1872, in Everett, Cass, Missouri, United States, her father, James Harvey Wilcox, was 42 and her mother, Sarah Bell Cecil, was 39. She married Eugene Neff on 8 December 1911, in Van Buren, Missouri, United States. She lived in Everett Township, Van Buren, Missouri, United States for about 30 years and Archie, Van Buren, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 August 1958, in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Crescent Hill, Bates, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eugene Neff
1874–1942
Dora Ellen Wilcox
1872–1958
Marriage: 8 December 1911

Sources (15)

  • Dora E Willcox in household of James H Willcox, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Dora Ellen Neff, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Dora E Wilcox, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1880

Historical Boundaries. 1880: Cass Missouri, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.

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

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