Brief Life History of James Willson
When James Willson Crookston was born on 28 April 1902, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Bennie Crookston, was 26 and his mother, Amy Rachel Willson, was 23. He had at least 2 daughters with Mary Eleanor Stewart. He died on 23 October 1985, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- James W Crookston, "United States Census, 1940"
- James Willson Crookston, "Find A Grave Index"
- James W Crookston in household of James B Crookston, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1902–1985 Male
1905–1981 Female
Children (2)
1934–2017 Female
1938– Female
Parents and Siblings
1876–1960 Male
1879–1956 Female
Siblings (2)
1902–1985 Male
1904–1920 Female
World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 1
1905 · The Movie Theater
Age 3
1927
Age 25
Name Meaning
Scottish (Midlothian and Lanarkshire): habitational name, according to Black, from a place in Renfrewshire, which was named as the estate of one Robert Croc. There are other places, in the Border and Lothian regions of Scotland, with this name, from which the surname could have arisen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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