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Laura Wilson 1940 – 2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01/10/1940

Birth Location: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10/04/2021

Death Location: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America

Father: George Wilson

Mother: Florence Smith

Spouse(s): Ernest Ford

Children(s): Catherine Ford, Melanie Parrot, Melanie Parrott, Peter Ford, Peter Ford

Early life: Laura Wilson arrived in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA in 1940, born to George Francis Wilson and Florence Elizabeth Smith. Over time, Laura Wilson formed a family with Ernest Alvin Ford, which included Catherine Maria Ford, Melanie Margaret Parrot, Melanie Ford Parrott, Peter Thomas Ford and Peter T. Ford. Laura Wilson concluded life in Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America in 2021.

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Parents

George Wilson
1892 – 1980
Birth Location: Medina, Bandera Co., Tx.
GW
Florence Smith
1899 – 1974
Birth Location: Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, United States of America
FS

Spouses(s)

Ernest Ford
1938 – 1997
Birth Location: Kingsville, Kleberg, Texas, USA
EF

Children(s)

Catherine Ford
1962 –
Birth Location: Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA
CF
Melanie Parrot
1963 –
Birth Location: Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, USA
MP
Melanie Parrott
1963 –
Birth Location: Santa Barbara, California
MP
Peter Ford
1971 –
Birth Location: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
PF
Peter Ford
Birth Location: –
PF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 01/10/1940
    Event Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03998; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 31-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Sh
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03998; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 31-12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03998; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 31-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1960
    Event Place: Kingsville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Texas College of Arts and Industries; Year: 1960

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10/04/2021
    Event Place: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America
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