Brief Life History of Elsie
When Elsie Wilson was born on 25 December 1899, in New York, United States, her father, John James Wilson, was 44 and her mother, Addie Elinor Hamilton, was 19. She married Lester Charles Tompkins on 6 October 1920, in Cayuga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Lysander, Onondaga, New York, United States in 1910 and Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died in January 1988, in Lima, Lima, Livingston, New York, United States, at the age of 88.
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- Elsie Wilson in household of John J Wilson, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Elsie Tompkins, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Elsie Wilson in entry for Lester C Tompkins, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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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