Brief Life History of Jessie
When Jessie Wilson was born on 8 July 1919, in Michigan, United States, her father, James Merton Wilson, was 45 and her mother, Lola Estella George, was 31. She lived in Madison Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died on 27 August 2003, in Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States, at the age of 84.
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Sources (9)
- Jessie M Wilson in household of Merton J Wilson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Mrs Jessie Mattille in entry for Roscoe Wilson Sr, "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"
- Jessie Wilson in household of Merton Wilson, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1940
Historical Boundaries: 1940: Third Judicial District, Alaska Territory, United States 1959: Third Judicial District, Alaska, United States 1960: Kenai-Cook Inlet, Alaska, United States 1964: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
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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