Brief Life History of Ewell Vernon
When Ewell Vernon Wilson was born on 10 August 1891, in Georgia, United States, his father, Francis C Wilson, was 32 and his mother, Ida C. Jett, was 28. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Ethel Elizabeth Maddox. He lived in District 722, Fulton, Georgia, United States in 1900 and Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 5 August 1981, in Pinellas, Florida, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States.
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- Ewell V Wilson in household of F C Wilson, "United States Census, 1930"
- E V Wilson, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Ewell Vernon Wilson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1912
Historical Boundaries: 1912: Pinellas, Florida, United States
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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: 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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