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Alta Fay Wilson 1926–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1926

Birth Location: Caldwell, North Carolina

Death Date: 27 Jun 2018

Death Location: Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Rufus Wilson

Mother: Edna Abernethy

Spouse(s): William McGowan

Children(s):

The story of Alta Fay Wilson began in 1926 in Caldwell, North Carolina. In 1930, Alta Fay Wilson resided in Lower Creek, Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina. In 1935, Alta Fay Wilson resided in Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina. Alta Fay Wilson married William Estes Mcgowan, and had children including Sarah Julie Mcgowan. Alta Fay Wilson passed away in 2018 in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alta Fay Wilson began in 1926 in Caldwell, North Carolina.
  • In 1930, Alta Fay Wilson resided in Lower Creek, Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina.
  • In 1935, Alta Fay Wilson resided in Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina.
  • Alta Fay Wilson married William Estes Mcgowan, and had children including Sarah Julie Mcgowan.
  • Alta Fay Wilson passed away in 2018 in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Wilson
1895–1969
Birth Location: Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Edna Abernethy
1896–1978
Birth Location: Caldwell, North Carolina
EA

Spouses(s)

William McGowan
1923–1978
Birth Location: Caldwell Co., NC
WM

Children(s)

Alta Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Alta Wilson
1926–2018
Birth Place: Caldwell, North Carolina
Parents
Rufus Henry Wilson
1895–1969
Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Edna (Elizabeth) Abernethy
1896–1978
Caldwell, North Carolina
Grandparents
Joseph (H) Abernethy
1869–1946
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Fannie (Ada) Mize
1870–1940
, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Mize
1842–1904
Elizabeth Shook
1843–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pinkney Shook
1796–1890
Mary Yarbrough
1824–

Alta Wilson's Timeline

6 Records

1926
29 May 1926
Birth of Alta Fay Wilson in Caldwell, North Carolina
Caldwell, North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 4
Alta Fay Wilson resided here in Lower Creek, Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
Lower Creek, Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Alta Fay Wilson resided here in Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina
Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 14
Alta Fay Wilson resided here in Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Alta Fay Wilson resided here in Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
2018
27 Jun 2018
Age 92
Death of Alta Fay Wilson in Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1926
    Event Place: Caldwell, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02883; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 14-22
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lower Creek, Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02883; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 14-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02883; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 14-22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lower Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lower Creek, Caldwel

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Durham, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Cadet Nurse Corps Files, compiled 1943 - 1948, documenting the period 1942 - 1948; Box #: 265

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 2018
    Event Place: Raleigh, NC
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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