Willie Leo Paige

1896–1965 (Age 68)
Tennessee, United States

The Life of Willie Leo

When Willie Leo Paige was born on 28 December 1896, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Daniel Gerome Paige, was 21 and his mother, Emma Lovinia Thurmond, was 17. He married Mary Fankie Walpole on 6 August 1916, in Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States in 1910 and Civil District 17, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died on 28 March 1965, in Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Halls, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willie Leo Paige
1896–1965
Mary Fankie Walpole
1898–1995
Marriage: 6 August 1916
James E Paige
1917–2005
Jasper Leon Paige
1919–
William Carl Paige
1920–2002
Virginia Lucille Paige
1922–2012
Shirley Elizabeth Paige
1925–
Lewis Franklin Paige
1928–2008
Helen D Paige
1931–2018
Mary Ann Paige
1933–1985

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
6 August 1916
Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
children

(8)

  • James E Paige

    Male1917–2005Male

  • Jasper Leon Paige

    Male1919–Male

  • William Carl Paige

    Male1920–2002Male

  • Virginia Lucille Paige

    Female1922–2012Female

  • Shirley Elizabeth Paige

    Female1925–Female

+3 More Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Daniel Gerome Paige

    Male1875–1959Male

  • Emma Lovinia Thurmond

    Female1879–1964Female

siblings

(10)

+5 More Children

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 2

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 4

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 20

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English (mainly London): variant spelling of Page .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Willie L Page in household of Dave G Page, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Willie L Page, "United States Census, 1940"
  • William Page, "United States Census, 1930"

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