When Fanny Wilson was born on 20 May 1860, in Urbana Township, Monroe, Iowa, United States, her father, Wellington Paul Wilson, was 46 and her mother, Rebecca McBride, was 32. She died in September 1864, in Wyoming, United States, at the age of 4.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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.
Possible Related NamesFanny Wilson, born 20 May 1860, in Urbana Township, Monroe, Iowa; died September 1864 in Nebraska. Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial, This is the Place Heritage Park; Stone 13 (left side) …
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