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Leon L Wilson 1910–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1910

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 6 Nov 1942

Death Location: Solano

Father: Wiley Wilson

Mother: Annie Shorter

Spouse(s): Josie Griffin

Children(s): Herman Wilson, Bones Wilson, Bennie Wilson

Leon L Wilson was born in 1910 in Mississippi, the child of Wiley Wilson And Annie Shorter. Leon L Wilson married Josie Griffin, and had children including Bennie Lee Wilson, Bones Wilson, Herman Wilson. Leon L Wilson passed away in 1942 in Solano.

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Biography

  • Leon L Wilson was born in 1910 in Mississippi, the child of Wiley Wilson And Annie Shorter.
  • Leon L Wilson married Josie Griffin, and had children including Bennie Lee Wilson, Bones Wilson, Herman Wilson.
  • Leon L Wilson passed away in 1942 in Solano.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leon Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Leon Wilson
1910–1942
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Wiley Wilson
1874–1949
Mississippi
Annie Shorter
1877–1952
Brandywine, Claiborne, Mississippi
Grandparents
Whylie Wilson
1833–1961
Mississippi
Abie Tilgman
1849–
Mississippi
Augustus (Gusten Shorter) *
1856–1910
Mississippi
Litha Thompson
1855–
Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Lucy (Tilgman)
1815–
Nancy Hester
1826–
Nancy Shorter
1810–
Claybourn Thompson
1816–1881
Deanna Fountain
1810–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Thompson
1790–1848
Nancy Dickerson
1796–1848

Leon Wilson's Descendants

1.
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Leon (L) Wilson (3 Jan 1910–6 Nov 1942) m. Josie Griffin (19 Apr 1920–16 Aug 2005)
  1. 1. Herman Wilson 1928–1997
  2. 2. Bones Wilson 1930–1998
  3. 3. Bennie (Lee) Wilson 1934–2014 m. Tom Smith 1928–1987
    1. 1. Leora Smith 1949–2010 m. Rodell (Davis) Sr 1934–2008 m. Rodell Davis 1934–2008

Leon Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1910
3 Jan 1910
Birth of Leon L Wilson in Mississippi
Mississippi
1942
6 Nov 1942
Age 32
Death of Leon L Wilson in Solano
Solano

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1910
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Solano

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