Genealogy Wylie » Willis Simpson Selman (1870-1901)
Personal data Willis Simpson Selman
- He was born on January 26, 1870 in Leon County, Texas.
- He died on August 12, 1901 in Jewett, Leon County, Texas ql, he was 31 years old.
- He is buried in Sardis Cemetery, Jewett, Leon County, Texas.
- A child of Willis Evans Selman and Martha Jane Simpson
- This information was last updated on February 1, 2012.
Household of Willis Simpson Selman
He is married to Louisa Needham.
They got married in the year 1890, he was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
- Dora Selman 1893-1915
- John Regan Selman 1896-1958
- Joseph W. Selman 1898-1905
- Jane Selman 1902-1978
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Historical events
Birthday January 26, 1870
- The temperature on January 26, 1870 was about 1.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
- March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
- June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
- September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
- September 6 » Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
- September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
Day of death August 12, 1901
- The temperature on August 12, 1901 was between 11.7 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (62%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
- August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
- August 21 » Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
- October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
- November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
- November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.
Same birth/death day
- 1861 » Louis Anquetin, French painter († 1932)
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- 1866 » John Cady, American golfer († 1933)
- 1877 » Kees van Dongen, Dutch painter († 1968)
- 1878 » Dave Nourse, English-South African cricketer and coach († 1948)
- 1880 » Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1964)
- 1891 » James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1819)
- 1896 » Thomas Chamberlain, American colonel (b. 1841)
- 1900 » Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player and theoretician (b. 1836)
- 1901 » Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish botanist, geologist, mineralogist, and explorer (b. 1832)
- 1904 » William Renshaw, English tennis player (b. 1861)
- 1914 » John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed HMSHolland 1 (b. 1840)
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