When Lavina Wilson was born in November 1861, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, her father, Wellington Paul Wilson, was 47 and her mother, Rebecca McBride, was 34. She died in October 1864, in Crossing, Masbate, Philippines, at the age of 2.
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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.
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