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Ira James Wilson 1862 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1862

Birth Location: Lincoln, Grundy, Iowa

Death Date: 28 Apr 1948

Death Location: Stark County, North Dakota

Father: Harrison Wilson

Mother: Eliza Wilson

Spouse(s): Viola Chase, Edith Skillings

Children(s): Mabel Wilson, Hazel Wilson, Bernard Wilson, Fern Wilson

Ira James Wilson was born in 1862 in Lincoln, Grundy, Iowa, the child of Harrison James Wilson and Eliza A Wilson. In 1870, Ira James Wilson resided in Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa. In 1880, Ira James Wilson resided in Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa. Ira James Wilson married Viola Lucy Chase, Edith Jane Skillings, and had children including Mabel Wilson, Hazel Leona Wilson, Bernard Wilson, Fern Elsie Wilson. Ira James Wilson passed away in 1948 in Stark County, North Dakota.

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Biography

  • Ira James Wilson was born in 1862 in Lincoln, Grundy, Iowa, the child of Harrison James Wilson and Eliza A Wilson.
  • In 1870, Ira James Wilson resided in Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa.
  • In 1880, Ira James Wilson resided in Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa.
  • Ira James Wilson married Viola Lucy Chase, Edith Jane Skillings, and had children including Mabel Wilson, Hazel Leona Wilson, Bernard Wilson, Fern Elsie Wilson.
  • Ira James Wilson passed away in 1948 in Stark County, North Dakota.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harrison Wilson
1836 – 1882
Birth Location: Canada
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Eliza Wilson
1843 – 1924
Birth Location: Paynes Point, Ogle County, Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Viola Chase
1861 – 1916
Birth Location: Iowa
VC
Edith Skillings
1879 – 1962
Birth Location: Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota
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Children(s)

Mabel Wilson
1883 – 1961
Birth Location: Lincoln, Grundy, Iowa
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Hazel Wilson
1886 – 1979
Birth Location: Iowa
HW
Bernard Wilson
1888 – 1967
Birth Location: Hanover, Allamakee, Iowa
BW
Fern Wilson
1891 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
FW

Ira Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Ira Wilson
1862 – 1948
Birth Place: Lincoln, Grundy, Iowa
Parents
Harrison James Wilson
1836 – 1882
Canada
Eliza (A) Wilson
1843 – 1924
Paynes Point, Ogle County, Illinois
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ira Wilson's Descendants

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Ira (James) Wilson (24 Sep 1862 – 28 Apr 1948) m. Viola (Lucy) Chase (6 Mar 1861 – 19 May 1916) m. Edith (Jane) Skillings (15 Nov 1879 – 23 Aug 1962)
  1. 1. Mabel Wilson (22 Sep 1883 – 26 Jul 1961)
  2. 2. Hazel (Leona) Wilson (Sep 1886 – 17 Sep 1979) m. Samuel (Russell) Cooke (29 Jan 1886 – Sep 1966)
    1. 1. Russell (L) Cooke (abt 1922 – )
    2. 2. Carol (Leona) Cooke (abt 1925 – 11 Sep 2011) m. Delbert (Lamont) Rosengrants (9 Mar 1918 – 22 Aug 1996)
      1. 1. darla1rae Rosengrants
  3. 3. Bernard Wilson (9 Dec 1888 – 26 Aug 1967)
  4. 4. Fern (Elsie) Wilson (21 Aug 1891 – )

Ira Wilson's Timeline

8 Records

1862
24 Sep 1862
Birth of Ira James Wilson in Lincoln, Grundy, Iowa
Lincoln, Grundy, Iowa
1870
1870
Age 8
Ira James Wilson resided here in Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
1880
1880
Age 18
Ira James Wilson resided here in Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 38
Ira James Wilson resided here in Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 48
Ira James Wilson resided here in Dickinson Ward 5, Stark, North Dakota
Dickinson Ward 5, Stark, North Dakota
1935
1935
Age 73
Ira James Wilson resided here in E-Six, Slope, North Dakota
E-Six, Slope, North Dakota
1940
1940
Age 78
Ira James Wilson resided here in E-Six, Slope, North Dakota
E-Six, Slope, North Dakota
1948
28 Apr 1948
Age 86
Death of Ira James Wilson in Stark County, North Dakota
Stark County, North Dakota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Lincoln, Grundy, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: E-Six, Slope, North Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03013; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 44-11
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: 341; Page: 407A; Enumeration District: 229
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: M593_393; Page: 87B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: 434; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1240434
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dickinson Ward 5, Stark, North Dakota; Roll: T624_1148; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1375161
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007, North Dakota Department of Health; Bismark, North Dakota; North Dakota Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: M593_393; Page: 87B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: 341; Page: 407A; Enumeration District: 229

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: 434; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1240434

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dickinson Ward 5, Stark, North Dakota
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dickinson Ward 5, Stark, North Dakota; Roll: T624_1148; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1375161

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: E-Six, Slope, North Dakota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: E-Six, Slope, North Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03013; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 44-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E-Six, Slope, North Dakota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: E-Six, Slope, North Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03013; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 44-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1948
    Event Place: Stark County, North Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007, North Dakota Department of Health; Bismark, North Dakota; North Dakota Death Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Hartford, Butler, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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