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Leona Girtie Wright Wilson 1907–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 June 1907

Birth Location: Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 18 January 1988

Death Location: Martin, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Vinson Wright

Mother: Gollie Wright

Spouse(s): Herman Wilson

Children(s): Harold Wilson, Albert Wilson

Leona Girtie Wright Wilson was born in 1907 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Vinson Ruben Wright And Gollie Wright. In 1910, Leona Girtie Wright Wilson resided in Civil District 7, Weakley, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Leona Girtie Wright Wilson resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Leona Girtie Wright Wilson married Herman Basil Wilson, and had children including Albert Dewane Wilson, Harold Vinson Wilson. Leona Girtie Wright Wilson passed away in 1988 in Martin, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leona Girtie Wright Wilson was born in 1907 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Vinson Ruben Wright And Gollie Wright.
  • In 1910, Leona Girtie Wright Wilson resided in Civil District 7, Weakley, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Leona Girtie Wright Wilson resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Leona Girtie Wright Wilson married Herman Basil Wilson, and had children including Albert Dewane Wilson, Harold Vinson Wilson.
  • Leona Girtie Wright Wilson passed away in 1988 in Martin, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Vinson Wright
1884–1961
Birth Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Gollie Wright
1886–1919
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Herman Wilson
1905–1974
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Harold Wilson
1930–2000
Birth Location: Sharon, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Albert Wilson
1938–2003
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Leona Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Leona Wilson
1907–1988
Birth Place: Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Vinson Ruben Wright
1884–1961
Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Gollie Wright
1886–1919
Tennessee
Grandparents
Simeon (Thomas) Garner
1867–1940
Alabama, United States
Lillie A
1859–1927
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jackson Garner
1825–1897
Celia Brewer
1825–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Garner
1779–1850
Nancy Head
1793–1827
NATHAN BREWER
1800–1868
Charity Brewers
1804–1850

Leona Wilson's Descendants

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Leona (Girtie Wright) Wilson (13 June 1907–18 January 1988) m. Herman (Basil) Wilson (9 March 1905–28 March 1974)
  1. 1. Harold (Vinson) Wilson 1930–2000
  2. 2. Albert (Dewane) Wilson 1938–2003 m. Dora (Jean) Hutcherson 1939–2015

Leona Wilson's Timeline

7 Records

1907
13 June 1907
Birth of Leona Girtie Wright Wilson in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 3
Leona Girtie Wright Wilson resided here in Civil District 7, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 7, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Leona Girtie Wright Wilson resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Leona Girtie Wright Wilson resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 33
Leona Girtie Wright Wilson resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Leona Girtie Wright Wilson resided here in Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Weakley, Tennessee, USA
1988
18 January 1988
Age 81
Death of Leona Girtie Wright Wilson in Martin, Weakley, TN
Martin, Weakley, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 June 1907
    Event Place: Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00971; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 103-1579
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 2653; FHL microfilm: 2340192
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 7, Weakley, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1525; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0143; FHL microfilm: 1375538
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Weakley, Tennessee; Roll: 2689; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 92-41

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 7, Weakley, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1525; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0143; FHL microfilm: 1375538

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 2653; FHL microfilm: 2340192

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00971; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 103-1579

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00971; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 103-1579

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Weakley, Tennessee; Roll: 2689; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 92-41

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1988
    Event Place: Martin, Weakley, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martin, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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