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Bruce Leroy Wilson 1939–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1939

Birth Location: Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1962

Death Location: Contra Costa, California, USA

Father: Alton Wilson

Mother: Dorothy Cooke

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Children(s):

The story of Bruce Leroy Wilson began in 1939 in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA. In 1940, Bruce Leroy Wilson resided in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA. Bruce Leroy Wilson passed away in 1962 in Contra Costa, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bruce Leroy Wilson began in 1939 in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA.
  • In 1940, Bruce Leroy Wilson resided in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.
  • Bruce Leroy Wilson passed away in 1962 in Contra Costa, California, USA.

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Bruce Wilson's Ancestors

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Bruce Wilson
1939–1962
Birth Place: Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
Parents
Alton LeRoy Wilson
1906–1995
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Dorothy (Hopkins) Cooke
1907–1956
Alameda, California, USA
Grandparents
Claude (Leroy) Wilson
1881–1971
Mayetta, Jackson, Kansas, USA
Hannah (T. "Anna") DeTilla
1884–1955
Wallace, Wallace, Kansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Wilson
1855–1919
Mary Dreyer
1853–1946
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wilson
1818–1885
Anna Lindsay
1820–1902
Johann Dreyer
1822–1900
Dorothee Barner
1832–1917

Bruce Wilson's Timeline

4 Records

1939
18 Dec 1939
Birth of Bruce Leroy Wilson in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 1
Bruce Leroy Wilson resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Bruce Leroy Wilson resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1962
24 Mar 1962
Age 23
Death of Bruce Leroy Wilson in Contra Costa, California, USA
Contra Costa, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_442; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 61-6.
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1962-03-24
    [3] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 18 Dec 1939; Birth County: Alameda
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    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, 4 Jan 1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_442; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 61-6.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1962
    Event Place: Contra Costa, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Death Index, Date: 1962-03-24

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