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Calvin Wilson 1853 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1853

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 7 July 1925

Death Location: Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Wilson

Mother: Elizabeth Richardson

Spouse(s): Virginia Ford

Children(s): Sarah Wilson, Rebecca Wilson, Dolly Wilson, Flora Wilson, Dora Wilson, William Wilson

Calvin Wilson was born in 1853 in Missouri, the child of Jeremiah (Jerry) Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Richardson. In 1880, Calvin Wilson resided in Young America, Edgar, Illinois, USA. Calvin Wilson married Virginia "Jennie" Jane Ford, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Wilson, Rebecca "Becky" J. Wilson, Dolly Ann Wilson, Flora Belle Wilson, Dora Alice Wilson, William Amos Wilson. Calvin Wilson passed away in 1925 in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Calvin Wilson was born in 1853 in Missouri, the child of Jeremiah (Jerry) Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Richardson.
  • In 1880, Calvin Wilson resided in Young America, Edgar, Illinois, USA.
  • Calvin Wilson married Virginia "Jennie" Jane Ford, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Wilson, Rebecca "Becky" J. Wilson, Dolly Ann Wilson, Flora Belle Wilson, Dora Alice Wilson, William Amos Wilson.
  • Calvin Wilson passed away in 1925 in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Calvin Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Calvin Wilson
1853 – 1925
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Jeremiah (Jerry) Wilson
1819 – 1871
Tennessee
Elizabeth (Ann) Richardson
1824 – 1900
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
5-Moses (Greer) Wilson
1795 – 1863
Russell County, Kentucky, United States of America
Inu "Nu"
1796 – 1848
cherokee indian lands, Tennessee, USA
John Richardson
1792 – 1864
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Amelia ('Millie') O'Donald
1802 – 1891
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Wilson
1763 – 1831
Polly Mitchell
1766 – 1803
Thomas Richardson
1762 – 1840
Nancy Quesenberry
1774 – 1864
Fielding O'Donald
1774 – 1859
Phoebe Elswick
1776 – 1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captn Wilson
1739 – 1823
Lydia Thatcher
1739 – 1837
John Mitchell
1740 – 1830
Jane Rogers
1740 – 1785
John Richardson
1720 – 1788
Leatice Morgan
1723 – 1812
George Quesenberry
1748 – 1831
Martha Slinker
1755 – 1797
Frederick ODonell
1740 – 1778
Charity Whitfield
1756 – 1818
Jonathan Elswick
1747 – 1828
Millie Finch
1756 – 1826

Calvin Wilson's Descendants

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Calvin Wilson (21 Jan 1853 – 7 July 1925) m. Virginia ("Jennie" Jane) Ford (23 Mar 1854 – 26 May 1916)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wilson (1 Apr 1870 – 27 Jan 1923)
  2. 2. Rebecca ("Becky" J.) Wilson (8 Jun 1873 – 29 Jul 1906) m. George (Washington) Ford (26 July 1847 – 15 December 1929)
    1. 1. Charley (M) Ford (Mar 1892 – )
  3. 3. Dolly (Ann) Wilson (6 Jan 1876 – 10 Dec 1946) m. William (Marion) Ford (24 June 1868 – 9 September 1940)
    1. 1. Ernest (Lee) Ford (17 March 1896 – 3 March 1967) m. Naomi (Pearl) Gibson (18 August 1902 – 23 January 1980)
      1. 1. Wilford (Lowell) Ford (12 November 1920 – 30 October 1934)
      2. 2. Lloyd (Walker) Ford (24 October 1921 – 8 November 1999)
      3. 3. Douglas (Lee) Ford (14 April 1923 – 18 September 2003)
      4. 4. Marvin (Louis) Ford (6 April 1924 – 7 September 1997)
      5. 5. Infant Ford (9 December 1925 – 9 December 1925)
      6. 6. Ernest (Layne) Ford (1927 – 1997)
      7. 7. Victor (Leroy) Ford (7 August 1929 – 23 January 1930)
      8. 8. Jewell (Joy) Ford (13 April 1933 – 20 December 1999)
      9. 9. Patricia (Pearl) Ford (13 April 1935 – 23 January 2007)
      10. 10. Melvin (Paul) Ford (1 January 1937 – 13 November 2019)
      11. 11. Jack (David) Ford (14 January 1939 – 7 February 2015)
      12. 12. Betty (Jo) Martin (6 March 1941 – 14 January 2022)
      13. 13. Terry (Richard) Ford (15 March 1947 – 9 August 2014)
    2. 2. Iscar (Bell) Ford (1898 – )
    3. 3. Nelly (M) Ford (1904 – )
    4. 4. Bella (A) Ford (1908 – )
  4. 4. Flora (Belle) Wilson (10 Jun 1883 – 16 Sep 1951)
  5. 5. Dora (Alice) Wilson (12 June 1889 – 4 Aug 1945)
  6. 6. William (Amos) Wilson (10 Jun 1893 – 17 Jun 1947)

Calvin Wilson's Timeline

4 Records

1853
21 Jan 1853
Birth of Calvin Wilson in , Henry, Iowa, USA
, Henry, Iowa, USA
1853
21 Jan 1853
Birth of Calvin Wilson in Missouri
Missouri
1880
1880
Age 27
Calvin Wilson resided here in Young America, Edgar, Illinois, USA
Young America, Edgar, Illinois, USA
1925
7 July 1925
Age 72
Death of Calvin Wilson in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States of America
Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1853
    Event Place: , Henry, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Young America, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: 205; Page: 265b; Enumeration District: 106

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Young America, Edgar, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Young America, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: 205; Page: 265b; Enumeration District: 106

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1925
    Event Place: Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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