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Alex Wilson 1923–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1923

Birth Location: Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 4 Dec 1988

Death Location: Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: Charlie Wilson

Mother: Luella Lawson

Spouse(s): Bernice Herd

Children(s):

Alex Wilson was born in 1923 in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA, the child of Charlie Wilson And Luella C Lawson. In 1930, Alex Wilson resided in York, Sumter, Alabama, USA. Alex Wilson married Bernice Eloise Herd. Alex Wilson passed away in 1988 in Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Alex Wilson was born in 1923 in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA, the child of Charlie Wilson And Luella C Lawson.
  • In 1930, Alex Wilson resided in York, Sumter, Alabama, USA.
  • Alex Wilson married Bernice Eloise Herd.
  • Alex Wilson passed away in 1988 in Cook, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charlie Wilson
1900–1946
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
CW
Luella Lawson
1905–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Bernice Herd
1920–1994
Birth Location: Eoline Bibb, Alabama
BH

Children(s)

Alex Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Alex Wilson
1923–1988
Birth Place: Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Charlie Wilson
1900–1946
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Luella (C) Lawson
1905–
Alabama
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alex Wilson's Timeline

8 Records

1922
16 Dec 1922
Birth of Alex Wilson in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
1923
16 Dec 1923
Birth of Alex Wilson in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Alex Wilson resided here in York, Sumter, Alabama, USA
York, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Alex Wilson resided here in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 17
Alex Wilson resided here in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1942
1942
Age 19
Alex Wilson resided here in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1943
15 Aug 1943
Age 20
Alex Wilson was married in Jefferson, Alabama
Jefferson, Alabama
1988
4 Dec 1988
Age 65
Death of Alex Wilson in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1922
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 301
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00042; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 37-15
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: York, Sumter, Alabama; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2339784
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1923
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 416-20-2422; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1943
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: York, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: York, Sumter, Alabama; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2339784

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00042; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 37-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00042; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 37-15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 301

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1988
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 416-20-2422; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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