William Paul Uzzell

Brief Life History of William Paul

When William Paul Uzzell was born on 29 April 1918, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States, his father, Clyde Uzzell, was 25 and his mother, Sudie M Herring, was 21. He married Mary Elizabeth Emerson on 6 February 1937, in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States. He lived in New Hope, Wayne, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and New Hope Township, Wayne, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 September 1992, in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

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William Paul Uzzell
1918–1992
Mary Elizabeth Emerson
1918–2003
Marriage: 6 February 1937

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  • Paul Uzzell, "United States Census, 1950"
  • William Paul Uzzell, "North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000"
  • Paul Uzzell, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1920 · Women Get the Vote

In 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified making it so that women could vote. This achievement finally gave North Carolina the freedom to vote they had been fighting for since 1897.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (Wiltshire and Gloucestershire): of Norman origin, a nickname from Old French oisel ‘bird’.

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

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