Martha Ellender Wilson

Brief Life History of Martha Ellender

When Martha Ellender Wilson was born on 19 August 1862, in Randolph, Indiana, United States, her father, William Madison Wilson, was 22 and her mother, Mary Amanda Thompson, was 17. She married Andrew Jackson Wilkinson on 17 August 1885, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Navarro, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Hamilton, Texas, United States in 1930. She died on 21 August 1962, in Hamilton, Texas, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Gentrys Mill Cemetery, Hamilton, Hamilton, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Jackson Wilkinson
1862–1936
Martha Ellender Wilson
1862–1962
Marriage: 17 August 1885
Susan Amanda Wilkinson
1886–1978
Maybelle M. Wilkinson
1894–1978
Gilbert Wilkinson
1895–1919
Anice Bernice Wilkinson
1899–1989
Annie Birtia Wilkinson
1899–1990

Sources (14)

  • Mattie Wilkinson in household of Jack Wilkinson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Mattie Wilson, "Texas Deaths, 1977-1986"
  • Mattie Ella Wilson in entry for William Gilbert Wilkinson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865 · Juneteenth (Slaves Were Freed)

On June 19, 1865, Gordon Granger (Union Major) read General Orders, No. 3 to the people of Galveston. The statement was written as follows: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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