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Joshua Rice Wilson 1862 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1862

Birth Location: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA

Death Date: 27 May 1945

Death Location: Corpus Christi, , Texas, USA

Father: Joshua Wilson

Mother: Margaret Rice

Spouse(s): Lily Parish, Evelyn ALEXANDER

Children(s): Guy Wilson, Harry Wilson, Ralph Wilson

Joshua Rice Wilson was born in 1862 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA, the child of Joshua James Wilson and Margaret Louisa Rice. In 1900, Joshua Rice Wilson resided in Brookston and Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA. In 1910, Joshua Rice Wilson resided in Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA. Joshua Rice Wilson married Lily Lillie Ella Parish, Evelyn ALEXANDER, and had children including Guy (Gary) Wilson, Harry Wilson, Ralph Wilson. Joshua Rice Wilson passed away in 1945 in Corpus Christi, , Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Rice Wilson was born in 1862 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA, the child of Joshua James Wilson and Margaret Louisa Rice.
  • In 1900, Joshua Rice Wilson resided in Brookston and Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Joshua Rice Wilson resided in Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA.
  • Joshua Rice Wilson married Lily Lillie Ella Parish, Evelyn ALEXANDER, and had children including Guy (Gary) Wilson, Harry Wilson, Ralph Wilson.
  • Joshua Rice Wilson passed away in 1945 in Corpus Christi, , Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Wilson's Ancestors

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Joshua Wilson
1862 – 1945
Birth Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Parents
Joshua James Wilson
1839 – 1880
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Margaret (Louisa) Rice
1841 – 1929
Lamar,,Texas,USA
Grandparents
James (M) Wilson
1800 – 1848
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Mary Henderson
1801 – 1881
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Wilson
1759 – 1844
Barbara Roper
1760 – 1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Moore
1724 – 1803
John Roper
1750 – 1797
Lucy Haws
1740 – 1803

Joshua Wilson's Descendants

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Joshua (Rice) Wilson (18 Oct 1862 – 27 May 1945) m. Lily (Lillie Ella) Parish (06 Mar 1867 – 24 Feb 1935) m. Evelyn ALEXANDER
  1. 1. Guy ((Gary)) Wilson (20 Jan 1889 – 06 Jun 1959) m. Juanita Patterson (28 Dec 1888 – 01 Dec 1945)
    1. 1. Mary Wilson (20 Sep 1912 – 17 Jan 1976)
  2. 2. Harry Wilson (16 Jul 1892 – 30 Dec 1959) m. Theodocia ("Docia" B) White (15 Aug 1895 – 24 Jul 1973)
    1. 1. Ruth Wilson (19 Sep 1916 – 13 Apr 2001) m. Herbert (Eugene) Gauldin (01 Mar 1917 – 17 Mar 1981)
      1. 1. Richard (Dick) Gauldin
    2. 2. Ruby Wilson (15 Dec 1918 – 01 Oct 1993) m. Jack (Martin) Harkey (05 Nov 1917 – 28 Apr 1992)
    3. 3. James (Rice) Wilson (11 Dec 1924 – 13 Oct 1974) m. Myra (Nell) McGuire (22 Aug 1926 – 20 Dec 2011)
  3. 3. Ralph Wilson (1895 – 26 May 1947) m. Erma Wilson (Abt. 1901 – )
    1. 1. Margie Wilson (Abt. 1920 – )

Joshua Wilson's Timeline

4 Records

1862
18 Oct 1862
Birth of Joshua Rice Wilson in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Joshua Rice Wilson resided here in Brookston and Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA
Brookston and Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 48
Joshua Rice Wilson resided here in Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA
Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA
1945
27 May 1945
Age 83
Death of Joshua Rice Wilson in Corpus Christi, , Texas, USA
Corpus Christi, , Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1862
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brookston and Ambia, Lamar, Texas; Roll: 1652; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241652
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ambia, Lamar, Texas; Roll: T624_1572; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1375585
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brookston and Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brookston and Ambia, Lamar, Texas; Roll: 1652; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241652

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ambia, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ambia, Lamar, Texas; Roll: T624_1572; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1375585

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1945
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, , Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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