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Leon Wilson 1879–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1879

Birth Location: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1966

Death Location: Ebenezer, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Robert Sr

Mother: Lucinda Wilson

Spouse(s): Dera Booth

Children(s): Drew Sr, Bessie Sumner, Homer Wilson, Hershel Wilson

In 1879, Leon Wilson entered the world in Columbia County, Arkansas, USA, born to Robert Rush Wilson Sr And Lucinda Cindy Wilson. In 1880, Leon Wilson resided in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA. In 1900, Leon Wilson resided in Boon, Columbia, Arkansas, USA. Leon Wilson married Dera Booth, and had children including Bessie Mae Wilson Sumner, Drew D Wilson Sr, Hershel Herbert Wilson, Homer Monroe Wilson. Leon Wilson passed away in 1966 in Ebenezer, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Leon Wilson entered the world in Columbia County, Arkansas, USA, born to Robert Rush Wilson Sr And Lucinda Cindy Wilson.
  • In 1880, Leon Wilson resided in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1900, Leon Wilson resided in Boon, Columbia, Arkansas, USA.
  • Leon Wilson married Dera Booth, and had children including Bessie Mae Wilson Sumner, Drew D Wilson Sr, Hershel Herbert Wilson, Homer Monroe Wilson.
  • Leon Wilson passed away in 1966 in Ebenezer, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sr
1855–1933
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Lucinda Wilson
1852–1933
Birth Location: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dera Booth
1880–1958
Birth Location: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Drew Sr
1911–2001
Birth Location: Village, Columbia County, Arkansas,, USA
DS
Bessie Sumner
1902–1975
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
BS
Homer Wilson
1906–1957
Birth Location: Stephens, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
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Hershel Wilson
1914–2009
Birth Location: Boone, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
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Leon Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Leon Wilson
1879–1966
Birth Place: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Robert Rush Wilson Sr
1855–1933
Arkansas, USA
Lucinda ('Cindy') Wilson
1852–1933
Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Wells (Washington) Wilson
1813–1887
Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ('Bettie') Rodgers
1819–1908
Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Uriah (G.) Wilson
1816–1886
South Carolina, USA
Mary (Alys) Lewis
1815–1897
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wilson
1773–1839
Martha Luter
1782–1846
John Wilson
1790–
Sophia
1800–
John Lewis
1776–1860
Mary Kendrick
1776–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wilson
1747–1830
Martha Gray
–1846
John Luter
1742–1803
Elizabeth Stone
1742–

Leon Wilson's Descendants

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Leon Wilson (2 Oct 1879–10 May 1966) m. Dera Booth (16 Oct 1880–7 Jun 1958)
  1. 1. Drew (D Wilson) Sr 1911–2001 m. Mildred Wooley 1917–2011
  2. 2. Bessie (Mae Wilson) Sumner 1902–1975 m. Walter (Lee) Beene 1901–1938 m. Joe (Ellis) Sumners 1887–1969
    1. 1. Doris (L) Beene 1923–1944
    2. 2. Bob (Rae) Beene 1929–2009 m. Betty (Jean) Washington 1931–1996
    3. 3. Walta (Mae 'Beenie') Beene 1936–2014 m. Earl (Ray) Wilson 1927–2014
    4. 4. Eldie (Ann) Beene 1934–2013 m. Holmes Parker 1916–1977 m. Lawrence (Edgar) Taylor 1926–1967 m. Robert (Ira) Baldridge 1927–2014
      1. 1. Ronald (Joe) Taylor 1951–2019
  3. 3. Homer (Monroe) Wilson 1906–1957 m. Ila (Elizabeth) Stephens 1914–2002
  4. 4. Hershel (Herbert) Wilson 1914–2009 m. Lucille Jones 1918–

Leon Wilson's Timeline

14 Records

1879
2 Oct 1879
Birth of Leon Wilson in Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
Leon Wilson resided here in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
Leon Wilson resided here in Boon, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Boon, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1906
abt 1906
Age 27
Leon Wilson resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 31
Leon Wilson resided here in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1911
abt 1911
Age 32
Leon Wilson resided here
None
1917
1917-1918
Age 38
Leon Wilson resided here in Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Leon Wilson resided here in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
Leon Wilson resided here in Boone, Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Boone, Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Leon Wilson resided here in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 61
Leon Wilson resided here in Boone Township, Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Boone Township, Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
Leon Wilson resided here in Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1953
1953-1954
Age 74
Leon Wilson resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1966
10 May 1966
Age 87
Death of Leon Wilson in Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1881
    [4] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1880
    [5] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1878
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 11 May 1966; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.44494238,0.25978965,0.48858693&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: 41; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 037

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boon, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1906
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1880

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T624_46; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1374059

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1911
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1878

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Columbia County

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T625_59; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 72

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boone, Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2339804

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00126; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 14-1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boone Township, Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00126; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 14-1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boone, Columbia, Ark

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953-1954
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 May 1966
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times - 11 May 1966 - Page 4, Obituary for LEON WILSON part 1 of 2 11 May 1966

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 May 1966
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times - 11 May 1966 - Page 4, Obituary for LEON WILSON part 2 of 2 11 May 1966

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1966-05-11
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times - 1966-05-11 - Page 28, Obituary for LEON WILSON 1966-05-11

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Arkansas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Laughlin, Columbia, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Magnolia .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 11 May 1966; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.11129485,0.48282626,0.21573131&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1966
    Event Place: Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1966
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 11 May 1966; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.44494238,0.25978965,0.48858693&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ebenezer, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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