Dora May (Wadeson) Willox
Updated Jun 11, 2019
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  3. 3. Family Tree & Genealogy
  4. 4. Obituary
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  6. 6. Memories
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Dora May (Wadeson) Willox (1899 - 1938)

Dora May (Wadeson) Willox was born on March 18, 1899 in Diamond Creek, VIC Australia. She was born into the Wadeson family and married into the Willox family. She was born to Edward Downson Wadeson and Mary Ann (Reeves) Wadeson, with siblings Reginald, Arthur, Edward, and Amy. Dora married Frederick Albert Willox. She died on November 2, 1938 in Swan Hill, VIC Australia at 39 years old.
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Birth

 in Diamond Creek, Nillumbik Shire County, VIC Australia

Death

 on in Swan Hill, Swan Hill Rural City County, VIC Australia

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Average Age

Dora May (Wadeson) Willox lived 25 years shorter than the average Wadeson family member when she died at the age of 39.

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Family

Father: Edward Downson Wadeson
Mother: Mary Ann (Reeves) Wadeson
Siblings: Reginald Thomas Wadeson, Arthur William Wadeson, Edward Ernest Wadeson, and Amy Esther (Wadeson) Stanborough

Husband: Frederick Albert Willox

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Middle name

May

Maiden name

Wadeson

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Gender

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1899 - In the year that Dora May (Wadeson) Willox was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.

1902 - Dora was only 3 years old when the Aswan Low Dam (the old Aswan Dam) began construction in Egypt in 1899 and was completed in 1902 - making it the largest masonry dam in the world at the time. The dam was built on the Nile River in order to conserve water and regulate flooding, allowing for population increase along the Nile.

1927 - When she was 28 years old, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".

1937 - When she was 38 years old, on May 28th, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened to cars. Taking 5 years to build, the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge was an engineering marvel of its time - 11 men died during construction. The "international orange" color was chosen because it resisted rust and fading. To the present, it is the symbol of the City that is known throughout the world.

1938 - In the year of Dora May (Wadeson) Willox's passing, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."

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The Argus, Melbourne. 12th November 1938.
WILLOX. ( nee Wadeson ).- On the 2nd November, at
Swan Hill, Dora May, the dearly beloved eldest daughter
of Edward D. and Mary Ann Wadeson, and loved sister of
Reginald, Edward, Arthur, Amy ( Mrs. C. Stanborough, deceased ).
Aged 39 years. - Deeply mourned.

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