Brief Life History of Beckham
When Beckham Wilkerson was born on 6 May 1903, in Ohio, Kentucky, United States, his father, Edward D. Wilkerson, was 46 and his mother, Florence Carter, was 26. He married Rose Lee Hunter on 16 October 1923, in Spencer, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 3 Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 28 November 2003, in Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Cool Springs Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States.
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- Beckham Wilkerson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Beckham Wilkerson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Beckham Wilkerson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1904 · The Black Patch War
From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia and South East Midlands): from Middle English Wilkeson, a shortened form of Wilkinson , ‘son of Wilkin or young William’. The -r- is intrusive.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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