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Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson 1921–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1921

Birth Location: Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1995

Death Location: Knowlton, Custer, Montana, USA

Father: Lionel Willson

Mother: Esther Heaton

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Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson was born in 1921 in Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA, the child of Lionel Lyle Willson And Esther Lydia Heaton. Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson married Ona Lee Griffin, and had children including Debi Willson, Kim Willson, Warren Willson. Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson passed away in 1995 in Knowlton, Custer, Montana, USA.

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Biography

  • Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson was born in 1921 in Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA, the child of Lionel Lyle Willson And Esther Lydia Heaton.
  • Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson married Ona Lee Griffin, and had children including Debi Willson, Kim Willson, Warren Willson.
  • Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson passed away in 1995 in Knowlton, Custer, Montana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Edwin Willson's Ancestors

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Edwin Willson
1921–1995
Birth Place: Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA
Parents
Lionel Lyle Willson
1883–1957
Buffalo, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Esther (Lydia) Heaton
1895–1988
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Grandparents
Edwin (Irving) Heaton
1864–1938
Maine
Mary (Margaret) Ellison
1868–1920
Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Ellison
1822–1914
Sarah Pond
1842–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Pond
1810–1878
Sarah Poage
1805–1853

Edwin Willson's Timeline

4 Records

1921
2 Feb 1921
Birth of Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson in Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA
Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA
1954
15 May 1954
Age 33
Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson was married in Miles City
Miles City
1995
2 Feb 1995
Age 74
Death of Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson in Columbus, Stillwater, Montana, USA
Columbus, Stillwater, Montana, USA
1995
8 Feb 1995
Age 74
Burial of Edwin Richard "Ed" Willson in Knowlton, Custer, Montana, USA
Knowlton, Custer, Montana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1921
    Event Place: Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Montana, U.S., Birth Records, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana, Birth Records, 1919-1986
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1995; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; ,0.062245265,0.36941803,0.36565962&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 May 1954
    Event Place: Miles City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1995; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; ,0.062245265,0.36941803,0.36565962&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Absarokee, Stillwater, Montana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1995; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; ,0.062245265,0.36941803,0.36565962&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1995
    Event Place: Columbus, Stillwater, Montana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1995; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; ,0.062245265,0.36941803,0.36565962&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1995
    Event Place: Knowlton, Custer, Montana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1995; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA; ,0.062245265,0.36941803,0.36565962&xid=3355

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