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Ora Vester Wilson 1886 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1886

Birth Location: Spencer, Indiana

Death Date: 16 Apr 1965

Death Location: Ruarl, Spencer, Indiana, USA

Father: Ellis Wilson

Mother: Mary McKinney

Spouse(s): Anna Link

Children(s): Mary Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson

Ora Vester Wilson was born in 1886 in Spencer, Indiana, the child of Ellis Dixie Wilson and Mary Lavina McKinney. In 1910, Ora Vester Wilson resided in Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Ora Vester Wilson resided in Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA. Ora Vester Wilson married Anna Link, and had children including Mary Christine Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson. Ora Vester Wilson passed away in 1965 in Ruarl, Spencer, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Ora Vester Wilson was born in 1886 in Spencer, Indiana, the child of Ellis Dixie Wilson and Mary Lavina McKinney.
  • In 1910, Ora Vester Wilson resided in Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Ora Vester Wilson resided in Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA.
  • Ora Vester Wilson married Anna Link, and had children including Mary Christine Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson.
  • Ora Vester Wilson passed away in 1965 in Ruarl, Spencer, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ellis Wilson
1850 – 1940
Birth Location: Carryville, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
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Mary McKinney
1851 – 1926
Birth Location: Spencer Co., IN
MM

Spouses(s)

Anna Link
1887 – 1963
Birth Location: Spencer, Indiana
AL

Children(s)

Mary Wilson
1913 – 1996
Birth Location: Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
MW
Elizabeth Wilson
1922 – 2001
Birth Location: Rockport Spencer, Indiana, USA
EW

Ora Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Ora Wilson
1886 – 1965
Birth Place: Spencer, Indiana
Parents
Ellis Dixie Wilson
1850 – 1940
Carryville, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Lavina) McKinney
1851 – 1926
Spencer Co., IN
Grandparents
Vincent (D.) Wilson
1822 – 1865
Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Anna Davis
1821 – 1852
Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Wilson
1763 – 1831
Polly Mitchell
1766 – 1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captn Wilson
1739 – 1823
Lydia Thatcher
1739 – 1837
John Mitchell
1740 – 1830
Jane Rogers
1740 – 1785

Ora Wilson's Descendants

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Ora (Vester) Wilson (13 Aug 1886 – 16 Apr 1965) m. Anna Link (5 May 1887 – 1963)
  1. 1. Mary (Christine) Wilson (1 Oct 1913 – 21 March 1996) m. Phillip (Joseph) Young (28 Feb 1910 – 4 Apr 1984)
    1. 1. Phillip (Joe) Young (Nov 1949 – ) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Ungethum (abt 1950 – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wilson (31 Mar 1922 – 15 Aug 2001)

Ora Wilson's Timeline

9 Records

1886
13 Aug 1886
Birth of Ora Vester Wilson in Spencer, Indiana
Spencer, Indiana
1910
1910
Age 24
Ora Vester Wilson resided here in Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Ora Vester Wilson resided here in Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Ora Vester Wilson resided here in Luce, Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Luce, Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Ora Vester Wilson resided here in Rural, Spencer, Indiana
Rural, Spencer, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 54
Ora Vester Wilson resided here in Luce Township, Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Luce Township, Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Ora Vester Wilson resided here in Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
1955
1955-1956
Age 69
Ora Vester Wilson resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1965
16 Apr 1965
Age 79
Death of Ora Vester Wilson in Ruarl, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Ruarl, Spencer, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Spencer, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01095; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 74-13
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Spencer County, Indiana;index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Roc; Book: 1
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: T625_465; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 79
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340364
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: T624_380; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1374393
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1965; Roll: 07
    [10] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: 3043; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 74-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: T624_380; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1374393

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: T625_465; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 79

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Luce, Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340364

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Spencer, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01095; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 74-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Luce Township, Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01095; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 74-13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana, 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: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: 3043; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 74-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955-1956
    Event Place: Indiana
    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 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1965
    Event Place: Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Ora Wilson 14 Apr 1965

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Spencer, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1965
    Event Place: Ruarl, Spencer, Indiana, 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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1965; Roll: 07

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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