Willie Pearl Toms

Brief Life History of Willie Pearl

When Willie Pearl Toms was born on 3 July 1902, in Taylor, Columbia, Arkansas, United States, her father, William Lee Toms, was 35 and her mother, Mary Celesti Dees, was 32. She married Lanny Dawson " Jack" Short on 15 November 1919, in Taylor, Columbia, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Dorcheat Township, Columbia, Arkansas, United States in 1930. She died on 7 December 1949, at the age of 47.

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Family Time Line

Lanny Dawson " Jack" Short
1895–1956
Willie Pearl Toms
1902–1949
Marriage: 15 November 1919
Jack Short
1920–1993
Elizabeth Caswell
1924–
Billy Short
1931–
Larry Short
1933–1996

Sources (4)

  • Willie Short in household of Lonnie D Short, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Willie L Toms in entry for Larry D Short, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Willie Short in household of Lonnie D Short, "United States Census, 1940"

World Events (8)

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English (Cornwall, Devon and Dorset): variant of Thom , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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