Ewing Family Tree » Matilda A Wilmsen (1863-1940)
Personal data Matilda A Wilmsen
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4- She was born on December 16, 1863 in Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.Sources 2, 3, 4
- Profession: After selling Napoleon (Nicknamed "Pony") J. Wilmsen's General Store at Plana, Cambria Township, Brown County, South Dakota, USA; they went into the hardware business. in Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota, USA.
- Property: Bought out Napoleon (Nicknamed "Pony") J. Wilmsen's General Store at Plana, Cambria Township, Brown County, South Dakota, USA. • About 10 miles east of Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA on the Milwaukee Railroad Line. • They later sold it., Plana, Cambria Township, Brown County, South Dakota, USA.
- Resident:
- in the year 1870: Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.Source 3
- in the year 1880: Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.Source 4
- Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA.
- Plana, Cambria Township, Brown County, South Dakota, USA.
- Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota, USA.
- (Nickname) : Tillie..
- She died on September 15, 1940 in Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota, USA, she was 76 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota, USA.Source 2
- A child of Bartholomaeus Henricus Wilmsen and Elizabeth Hebben
Household of Matilda A Wilmsen
She has/had a relationship with Frederick Tyson.
Child(ren):
- Melvin Dewey Tyson 1898-1976
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Sources
- Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=155479948&pid=809
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lewiston, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1706; Page: 159A; Family History Library Film: 553205 / Ancestry.com
- 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lewiston, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: 1420; Page: 137B; Enumeration District: 026 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday December 16, 1863
- The temperature on December 16, 1863 was about 6.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- May 27 » American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
- July 4 » American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to U.S. forces under Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. One hundred fifty miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.
- July 9 » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
- July 18 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
- July 26 » American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces.
- October 15 » American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks, killing its inventor.
Day of death September 15, 1940
- The temperature on September 15, 1940 was between 5.2 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
- January 19 » You Nazty Spy!, the first Hollywood film of any kind to satirize Adolf Hitler and the Nazis premieres, starring The Three Stooges, with Moe Howard as the character "Moe Hailstone" satirizing Hitler.
- May 13 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
- May 17 » World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
- May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
- June 3 » Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl.
- July 23 » The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
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Liselle Ewing, "Ewing Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/family-tree-ewing/P809.php : accessed March 9, 2026), "Matilda A Wilmsen (1863-1940)".