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Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson 1845–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1845

Birth Location: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 22 Jan 1929

Death Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Anna Lindsay

Spouse(s): Augustus Zerse

Children(s): Clarence Zerse, Maude Zerse, Mabel Zerse, Norman Zerse, Fred Zerse, Florence Zerse, Dorothy Zerse, Pearl Zerse

In 1845, Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson entered the world in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA, born to James H Wilson And Anna Mercy Lindsay. In 1850, Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA. In 1870, Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson married Augustus Siegfried Zerse, and had children including Clarence A Zerse, Dorothy P Zerse, Florence Gertrude Flossy Zerse, Fred Zerse, Mabel Inez Zerse, Maude Inez Zerse, Norman Ernest Zerse, Pearl Marie Zerse. Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson passed away in 1929 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson entered the world in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA, born to James H Wilson And Anna Mercy Lindsay.
  • In 1850, Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1870, Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson married Augustus Siegfried Zerse, and had children including Clarence A Zerse, Dorothy P Zerse, Florence Gertrude Flossy Zerse, Fred Zerse, Mabel Inez Zerse, Maude Inez Zerse, Norman Ernest Zerse, Pearl Marie Zerse.
  • Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson passed away in 1929 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wilson
1818–1885
Birth Location: Vigo, Indiana, USA
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Anna Lindsay
1820–1902
Birth Location: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Augustus Zerse
1841–1891
Birth Location: Hannover, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Children(s)

Clarence Zerse
1870–1909
Birth Location: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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Maude Zerse
1874–1960
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
MZ
Mabel Zerse
1872–1959
Birth Location: Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
MZ
Norman Zerse
1867–1953
Birth Location: Champaign County, Illinois, USA
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Fred Zerse
1884–1941
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Florence Zerse
1887–1976
Birth Location: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States
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Dorothy Zerse
1881–1977
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Pearl Zerse
1876–1975
Birth Location: Randolph County, Illinois, USA
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Ellen Wilson's Ancestors

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Ellen Wilson
1845–1929
Birth Place: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA
Parents
James H Wilson
1818–1885
Vigo, Indiana, USA
Anna (Mercy) Lindsay
1820–1902
Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
James (C.) Wilson
1789–1838
New York, New York, USA
Hannah (Elizabeth) Jones
1791–1838
Whitehall, Washington, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Jones
1766–1817
Sylva Martin
1768–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Wilson's Descendants

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Ellen (Marie "Ella") Wilson (20 Apr 1845–22 Jan 1929) m. Augustus (Siegfried) Zerse (01 Aug 1841–15 Apr 1891)
  1. 1. Clarence (A.) Zerse 1870–1909
  2. 2. Maude (Inez) Zerse 1874–1960
  3. 3. Mabel (Inez) Zerse 1872–1959
  4. 4. Norman (Ernest) Zerse 1867–1953 m. Georgia (C.) Shufflebotham 1866–1946
  5. 5. Fred Zerse 1884–1941 m. Ethel (Fay) Reynolds 1895–1951 m. Elsie Lorenz 1898–1972
    1. 1. James (Reynolds) Zerse 1936–1988
    2. 2. Raymond Zerse 1914–1914
    3. 3. Nancy (Ann "MiMi") Zerse 1931–1991 m. Robert (Charles "Bob") Spangenberger 1930–2012
    4. 4. Betty (Jane) Zerse 1932–2005 m. Bradford (Ross) Mossman 1934–1993 m. Noren (Marvin) Madtson 1929–1972
    5. 5. Thomas (Frederick "Fred") Zerse 1935–2009
  6. 6. Florence (Gertrude "Flossy") Zerse 1887–1976 m. Emil (Richard) Zanglein 1878–1960
  7. 7. Dorothy (P.) Zerse 1881–1977 m. Fortescue (Francis "Fred") Moresby 1870–1961
    1. 1. Matthew (Fortescue "Mat") Moresby 1905–
  8. 8. Pearl (Marie) Zerse 1876–1975 m. Morton (Arthur) Hain 1879–2000
    1. 1. Marie (A.) Hain 1903–2004 m. Richard (Lynn) Thompson 1899–1977
      1. 1. Richard (Franz) Thompson 1927–1934
      2. 2. John (Russell) Thompson 1932–1980
    2. 2. Florence (Virginia) Hain 1907–1975 m. Ernest (Daniel) Cotter 1908–1982
    3. 3. Norma (Louise) Hain 1913–2000 m. Claude (Washington) Manning 1900–1952 m. Louis Klun 1903–1998

Ellen Wilson's Timeline

9 Records

1845
20 Apr 1845
Birth of Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA
Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 5
Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided here in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA
Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 25
Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided here in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 55
Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided here in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 65
Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided here in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 75
Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided here in Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1924
1924
Age 79
Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson resided here in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1929
18 Jan 1929
Age 84
Death of Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1929
22 Jan 1929
Age 84
Burial of Ellen Marie "Ella" Wilson in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1845
    Event Place: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 972
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M593_193; Page: 424A; Image: 851; Family History Library Film: 545692
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Danville Ward 5, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 348; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1240348
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T624_330; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1374343
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois; Roll: 114; Page: 137a
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois; Roll: 114; Page: 137a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M593_193; Page: 424A; Image: 851; Family History Library Film: 545692

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Danville Ward 5, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 348; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1240348

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1907–1933
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: US, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933, Zerse, Augustus S - US, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933 1907-1933

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T624_330; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1374343

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 972

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indiana and Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Gro

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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