John James Jr. Wasson

Brief Life History of John James Jr.

When John James Jr. Wasson was born in 1898, in Coos, Oregon, United States, his father, Johnson James Wasson, was 34 and his mother, Daisy Evans, was 27. He died in 1908, at the age of 10.

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Johnson James Wasson
1864–1931
Daisy Evans
1871–1951
George Robert Wasson
1897–1947
Alice Weed Wasson
1898–1908
John James Jr. Wasson
1898–1908
Mary Gladys Wasson
1903–1915
Earl William Wasson
1909–1966
Ella Ida Wasson
1912–1962

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    World Events (3)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1898 · Oregon Historical Society

    The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

    1900 · Gold for Cash!

    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and northern Irish: of Norman origin, a variant of Wason 1. This form of the surname is more common in Ireland than Britain. It has been established in the county of Antrim since the late 17th century.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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