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Oliver Judson Wilson 1855–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1855

Birth Location: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 06 Jul 1919

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Anna Lindsay

Spouse(s): Mary Dreyer

Children(s): Walter Wilson, Minnie Wilson, Laura Wilson, Mary Wilson, Maud Wilson, Byron Wilson, Claude Wilson

In 1855, Oliver Judson Wilson entered the world in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA, born to James H Wilson And Anna Mercy Lindsay. In 1860, Oliver Judson Wilson resided in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA. In 1870, Oliver Judson Wilson resided in Douglass, Jackson, Kansas, USA. Oliver Judson Wilson married Mary Anna Dreyer, and had children including Byron Frederick Wilson, Claude Leroy Wilson, Laura Adealia Wilson, Mary Ellen Ella Wilson, Maud Ionie Wilson, Minnie Belle Wilson, Walter William Wilson. Oliver Judson Wilson passed away in 1919 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Oliver Judson Wilson entered the world in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA, born to James H Wilson And Anna Mercy Lindsay.
  • In 1860, Oliver Judson Wilson resided in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1870, Oliver Judson Wilson resided in Douglass, Jackson, Kansas, USA.
  • Oliver Judson Wilson married Mary Anna Dreyer, and had children including Byron Frederick Wilson, Claude Leroy Wilson, Laura Adealia Wilson, Mary Ellen Ella Wilson, Maud Ionie Wilson, Minnie Belle Wilson, Walter William Wilson.
  • Oliver Judson Wilson passed away in 1919 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wilson
1818–1885
Birth Location: Vigo, Indiana, USA
JW
Anna Lindsay
1820–1902
Birth Location: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
AL

Spouses(s)

Mary Dreyer
1853–1946
Birth Location: Meredosia, Morgan, Illinois, USA
MD

Children(s)

Walter Wilson
1889–1964
Birth Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
WW
Minnie Wilson
1883–1956
Birth Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
MW
Laura Wilson
1887–1888
Birth Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
LW
Mary Wilson
1894–1982
Birth Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
MW
Maud Wilson
1879–1964
Birth Location: Mayetta, Jackson, Kansas, USA
MW
Byron Wilson
1892–1989
Birth Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
BW
Claude Wilson
1881–1971
Birth Location: Mayetta, Jackson, Kansas, USA
CW

Oliver Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Wilson
1855–1919
Birth Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Parents
James H Wilson
1818–1885
Vigo, Indiana, USA
Anna (Mercy) Lindsay
1820–1902
Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
James (C.) Wilson
1789–1838
New York, New York, USA
Hannah (Elizabeth) Jones
1791–1838
Whitehall, Washington, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Jones
1766–1817
Sylva Martin
1768–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oliver Wilson's Descendants

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Oliver (Judson) Wilson (30 Jul 1855–06 Jul 1919) m. Mary (Anna) Dreyer (16 Nov 1853–Jan 1946)
  1. 1. Walter (William) Wilson 1889–1964
  2. 2. Minnie (Belle) Wilson 1883–1956
  3. 3. Laura (Adealia) Wilson 1887–1888
  4. 4. Mary (Ellen "Ella") Wilson 1894–1982 m. Elsey Faris 1893–1988
  5. 5. Maud (Ionie) Wilson 1879–1964 m. Schuyler (Colfax) Sykes 1884–1970
    1. 1. Oliver (William) Sykes 1911–2007 m. Pauline (Rosalind) Henderson 1921–2004
      1. 1. Pricilla (Ann "Penny") Linville 1950–2005 m. Gregory (Roland) Pack 1945–2006
      2. 2. Newman (Pierre) Sykes 1941–2016
    2. 2. Sonora Sykes 1906–1906
    3. 3. Sykes 1906–1906
    4. 4. Anna (Marie) Sykes 1913–2002 m. Melville (Moffitt) Kimball 1910–1999
      1. 1. Kimball 1936–1936
      2. 2. Louise (Marie) Kimball 1938–2012
      3. 3. Duane (D) Kimball 1937–1978 m. Marie (Elizabeth "Mimi") Decarbonel 1938–2005
    5. 5. Esther (Amanda) Sykes 1908–1995 m. Francis (Lucerene) May 1905–1990
    6. 6. Edna (Margaret) Sykes 1916–2001 m. Chester (O) May 1909–1982
      1. 1. Ottis (Loren) May 1940–2013
    7. 7. Homer (Wilson Sykes) Sr. 1910–1998 m. Velma (Lucille) Higbee 1912–2009 m. Lora (Alwinnie) Morris 1911–2008
      1. 1. Gary (Lee) Sykes 1950–2021
    8. 8. Arthur (Colfax) Sykes 1913–1998 m. Wanda (Ivine) Earnest 1918–2006
  6. 6. Byron (Frederick) Wilson 1892–1989 m. Alma (M.) Loeffler 1894–1968
  7. 7. Claude (Leroy) Wilson 1881–1971 m. Hannah (T. "Anna") DeTilla 1884–1955
    1. 1. Alton (LeRoy) Wilson 1906–1995 m. Roye Canfield 1920– m. Dorothy (Hopkins) Cooke 1907–1956
      1. 1. Bruce (Leroy) Wilson 1939–1962
    2. 2. Erol (Anita) Wilson 1908–1999 m. Edward (Spencer) Peck 1905–1998
      1. 1. Catherine (Mary) Peck 1935–1967
      2. 2. David (Reuben) Peck 1933–2021 m. Elizabeth (Ann "Betty") Heyse 1934–2024
    3. 3. Evarist (Byron) Wilson 1909–1982 m. Alice (M) Chatillon 1912–1990

Oliver Wilson's Timeline

12 Records

1855
30 Jul 1855
Birth of Oliver Judson Wilson in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
Oliver Judson Wilson resided here in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Oliver Judson Wilson resided here in Douglass, Jackson, Kansas, USA
Douglass, Jackson, Kansas, USA
1875
01 Mar 1875
Age 20
Oliver Judson Wilson resided here in Cedar, Jackson, Kansas, USA
Cedar, Jackson, Kansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
Oliver Judson Wilson resided here in Cedar, Jackson, Kansas, USA
Cedar, Jackson, Kansas, USA
1885
01 Mar 1885
Age 30
Oliver Judson Wilson resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 45
Oliver Judson Wilson resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1905
01 Mar 1905
Age 50
Oliver Judson Wilson resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Oliver Judson Wilson resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1915
1915
Age 60
Oliver Judson Wilson resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1919
05 Jul 1919
Age 64
Death of Oliver Judson Wilson in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1919
06 Jul 1919
Age 64
Burial of Oliver Judson Wilson in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1855
    Event Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: 383; Family History Film: 1254383; Page: 107C; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 0217.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Douglass, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Topeka Ward 1, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T623_500; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 140; FHL microfilm: 1240500.
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 595; Image: 596.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Topeka Ward 1, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T624_457; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0147; Image: 505; FHL microfilm: 1374470.
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012
    [9] Bible, James Norman Wilson's Family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 595; Image: 596.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Douglass, Jackson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Douglass, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Cedar, Jackson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cedar, Jackson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: 383; Family History Film: 1254383; Page: 107C; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 0217.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Topeka Ward 1, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T623_500; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 140; FHL microfilm: 1240500.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Topeka Ward 1, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T624_457; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0147; Image: 505; FHL microfilm: 1374470.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 06 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012
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