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Edwin Ray Wilson 1923 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 August 1923

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 22 May 1945

Death Location: Mindoro Occidental, Philippines

Father: Jesse Wilson

Mother: Sadie Reed

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Edwin Ray Wilson was born in 1923 in Illinois, the child of Jesse Ray Wilson and Sadie Hazel Reed. In 1930, Edwin Ray Wilson resided in Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Edwin Ray Wilson resided in Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois. Edwin Ray Wilson passed away in 1945 in Mindoro Occidental, Philippines.

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Biography

  • Edwin Ray Wilson was born in 1923 in Illinois, the child of Jesse Ray Wilson and Sadie Hazel Reed.
  • In 1930, Edwin Ray Wilson resided in Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Edwin Ray Wilson resided in Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois.
  • Edwin Ray Wilson passed away in 1945 in Mindoro Occidental, Philippines.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Wilson
1899 – 1961
Birth Location: Illinois
JW
Sadie Reed
1895 – 1979
Birth Location: Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edwin Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Wilson
1923 – 1945
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Jesse Ray Wilson
1899 – 1961
Illinois
Sadie (Hazel) Reed
1895 – 1979
Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois
Grandparents
Albert (Barris) Reed
1859 – 1922
Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois
Minnie (Francis Van) Kirk
1868 – 1948
Swan, Warren, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Kirk
1822 – 1898
Joanna Beckner
1831 – 1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthias Vankirk
1796 – 1846
Elizabeth Wilson
1803 – 1882
Abraham BECKNER
1799 – 1854
Elizabeth KINKAID
1806 – 1856

Edwin Wilson's Timeline

5 Records

1923
20 August 1923
Birth of Edwin Ray Wilson in Illinois
Illinois
1930
1930
Age 7
Edwin Ray Wilson resided here in Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois, USA
Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Edwin Ray Wilson resided here in Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois
Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 17
Edwin Ray Wilson resided here in Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois, USA
Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois, USA
1945
22 May 1945
Age 22
Death of Edwin Ray Wilson in Mindoro Occidental, Philippines
Mindoro Occidental, Philippines

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1923
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00901; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 94-19
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2340300
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2340300

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00901; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 94-19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Point Pleasant, Warren, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00901; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 94-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1945
    Event Place: Mindoro Occidental, Philippines
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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