William H. WILSON

(b. abt. 1858 , Michigan, USA d. February 1876 , Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA )

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William H. WILSON was born abt. 1858 in Michigan, USA

William H. WILSON was the child of ? and ?

William H. WILSON died February 1876 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Father: Edward Wilson
Mother: Jennie Wilson

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William H. WILSON was a Barber.

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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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Name: Wm. H. Wilson
Gender: Male
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Death Date: Feb 1876
Death Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Age: 18
Birth Date: 1858
Birth Place: Michigan
Occupation: Barber
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Edward Wilson
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Jennie Wilson
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51882-2
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1320184
Reference ID: v 1 p 79

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHP7-XJR : 9 December 2014), Wm. H. Wilson, Feb 1876; citing Grand Rapids, Michigan, reference v 1 p 79; FHL microfilm 1,320,184.'