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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- 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"
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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
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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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