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Alton LeRoy Wilson 1906–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1906

Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 03 Jan 1995

Death Location: Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA

Father: Claude Wilson

Mother: Hannah DeTilla

Spouse(s): Roye Canfield, Dorothy Cooke

Children(s): Bruce Wilson

The story of Alton LeRoy Wilson began in 1906 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA. In 1910, Alton LeRoy Wilson resided in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA. In 1920, Alton LeRoy Wilson resided in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA. Alton LeRoy Wilson married Dorothy Hopkins Cooke, Roye Canfield, and had children including Bruce Leroy Wilson, Garth Hamilton Wilson, Tralee Helen Wilson. Alton LeRoy Wilson passed away in 1995 in Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alton LeRoy Wilson began in 1906 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1910, Alton LeRoy Wilson resided in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1920, Alton LeRoy Wilson resided in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.
  • Alton LeRoy Wilson married Dorothy Hopkins Cooke, Roye Canfield, and had children including Bruce Leroy Wilson, Garth Hamilton Wilson, Tralee Helen Wilson.
  • Alton LeRoy Wilson passed away in 1995 in Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claude Wilson
1881–1971
Birth Location: Mayetta, Jackson, Kansas, USA
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Hannah DeTilla
1884–1955
Birth Location: Wallace, Wallace, Kansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Roye Canfield
1920–
Birth Location: –
RC
Dorothy Cooke
1907–1956
Birth Location: Alameda, California, USA
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Children(s)

Bruce Wilson
1939–1962
Birth Location: Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
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Alton Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Alton Wilson
1906–1995
Birth Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Parents
Claude Leroy Wilson
1881–1971
Mayetta, Jackson, Kansas, USA
Hannah (T. "Anna") DeTilla
1884–1955
Wallace, Wallace, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
Oliver (Judson) Wilson
1855–1919
Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Mary (Anna) Dreyer
1853–1946
Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Wilson
1818–1885
Anna Lindsay
1820–1902
Johann Dreyer
1822–1900
Dorothee Barner
1832–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wilson
1789–1838
Hannah Jones
1791–1838
Claus Dreÿer
1798–1828
Catharina Ahrens
1800–
1789–1874
Anne Bredemeier
1789–1848

Alton Wilson's Descendants

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Alton (LeRoy) Wilson (20 Sep 1906–03 Jan 1995) m. Roye Canfield (08 May 1920–) m. Dorothy (Hopkins) Cooke (25 Feb 1907–20 Jul 1956)
  1. 1. Bruce (Leroy) Wilson 1939–1962

Alton Wilson's Timeline

11 Records

1906
20 Sep 1906
Birth of Alton LeRoy Wilson in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Alton LeRoy Wilson resided here in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Alton LeRoy Wilson resided here in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Alton LeRoy Wilson resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1931
1931
Age 25
Alton LeRoy Wilson resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1938
1938
Age 32
Alton LeRoy Wilson resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1940
04 Jan 1940
Age 34
Alton LeRoy Wilson resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 34
Alton LeRoy Wilson resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Alton LeRoy Wilson resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1993
1993
Age 87
Alton LeRoy Wilson resided here in Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
1995
03 Jan 1995
Age 89
Death of Alton LeRoy Wilson in Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1957
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_442; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 61-6.
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 700-12-3756; Issue State: Railroad Board (Issued Through); Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] California, Death Index, Date: 1995-01-03
    [7] Year: 1920; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 3, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: T625_555; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 166; Image: 985.
    [8] Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 103; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 104.0; FHL microfilm: 2339838.
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 3, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: T624_460; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0164; Image: 1127; FHL microfilm: 1374473.
    [10] California, Marriage Records from Select Counties
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 5648; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 67-266A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 3, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: T624_460; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0164; Image: 1127; FHL microfilm: 1374473.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 3, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: T625_555; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 166; Image: 985.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 103; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 104.0; FHL microfilm: 2339838.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Marriage Records from Select Counties

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1931
    Event Place: Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Stockton Evening and Sunday Record - 8 Jun 1931 - Page 6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Oakland Tribune - 4 Jan 1940 - Page 26

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Oakland Tribune; Publication Date: 4 Jan 1940; Publication Place: Oakland, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1957
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_442; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 61-6.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 5648; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 67-266A

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alamo, Contra Costa, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1995
    Event Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 700-12-3756; Issue State: Railroad Board (Issued Through); Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1995-01-03
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
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