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Orville Wilson 1906–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 DEC 1906

Birth Location: Pana, Christian Co., Il., USA

Death Date: 2 MAR 1934

Death Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo., USA

Father: Hugh Wilson

Mother: Nora Handshy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Barron

Children(s):

Orville Wilson was born in 1906 in Pana, Christian Co., Il., USA, the child of Hugh Orville Wilson And Nora Evelyn Handshy. In 1920, Orville Wilson was recorded in the census in Chaokia, Macoupin Co., Il., USA. Orville Wilson married Elizabeth Barron. Orville Wilson passed away in 1934 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo., USA.

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Biography

  • Orville Wilson was born in 1906 in Pana, Christian Co., Il., USA, the child of Hugh Orville Wilson And Nora Evelyn Handshy.
  • In 1920, Orville Wilson was recorded in the census in Chaokia, Macoupin Co., Il., USA.
  • Orville Wilson married Elizabeth Barron.
  • Orville Wilson passed away in 1934 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo., USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Orville Wilson's Ancestors

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Orville Wilson
1906–1934
Birth Place: Pana, Christian Co., Il., USA
Parents
Hugh Orville Wilson
1885–1945
Assumption, Christian Co., Il., USA
Nora (Evelyn) Handshy
1888–1958
Edwardsville Twp., Madison Co., Il., USA
Grandparents
Hugh (Augustus) Wilson
1857–1926
Delavan, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Mary (Ellen) Branyan
1857–1949
Jersey Co., Il., USA
John (Allison) Handshy
Mary (A.) Compton
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Wilson
1825–
Mary LEE
1823–
James Branyan
Catherine Pitcairn
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan LEE
1789–1857
Nancy FISH
1795–1857

Orville Wilson's Timeline

3 Records

1906
2 DEC 1906
Birth of Orville Wilson in Pana, Christian Co., Il., USA
Pana, Christian Co., Il., USA
1920
2 JAN 1920
Age 14
Orville Wilson appeared in census in Chaokia, Macoupin Co., Il., USA
Chaokia, Macoupin Co., Il., USA
1934
2 MAR 1934
Age 28
Death of Orville Wilson in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo., USA
St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1906
    Event Place: Pana, Christian Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1934
    Event Place: St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Chaokia, Macoupin Co., Il., USA

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