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Rose D Wilson 1872 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1872

Birth Location: Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 6 January 1949

Death Location: Keensburg, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Wilson

Mother: Nancy Wilson

Spouse(s): Horace Higginson

Children(s): Gertrude Higginson, Irvin Higginson, Everett Higginson, Ralph Higginson, Gilbert Higginson, Letha Higginson, Leo Higginson, Bernice Higginson, Lela Higginson, Stella Higginson

Rose D Wilson was born in 1872 in Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of George Washington Wilson and Nancy Jane Wilson. In 1910, Rose D Wilson resided in Compton, Wabash, Illinois. In 1920, Rose D Wilson resided in Wabash, Gibson, Indiana. Rose D Wilson married Horace Higginson, and had children including Gertrude Higginson, Irvin Orval Higginson, Everett Earl Higginson, Ralph Duane Higginson, Gilbert Wilson Higginson, Letha Alice Higginson, Leo Doyle Higginson, Bernice Ann Higginson, Lela Mae Higginson, Stella Higginson. Rose D Wilson passed away in 1949 in Keensburg, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rose D Wilson was born in 1872 in Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of George Washington Wilson and Nancy Jane Wilson.
  • In 1910, Rose D Wilson resided in Compton, Wabash, Illinois.
  • In 1920, Rose D Wilson resided in Wabash, Gibson, Indiana.
  • Rose D Wilson married Horace Higginson, and had children including Gertrude Higginson, Irvin Orval Higginson, Everett Earl Higginson, Ralph Duane Higginson, Gilbert Wilson Higginson, Letha Alice Higginson, Leo Doyle Higginson, Bernice Ann Higginson, Lela Mae Higginson, Stella Higginson.
  • Rose D Wilson passed away in 1949 in Keensburg, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Wilson
1842 – 1887
Birth Location: Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
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Nancy Wilson
1849 – 1886
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Horace Higginson
1860 – 1948
Birth Location: Opossum Ridge, Indiana
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Children(s)

Gertrude Higginson
1893 – 1893
Birth Location: –
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Irvin Higginson
1894 – 1977
Birth Location: Illinois
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Everett Higginson
1896 – 1959
Birth Location: Illinois
EH
Ralph Higginson
1899 – 1969
Birth Location: Illinois
RH
Gilbert Higginson
1901 – 1955
Birth Location: Illinois
GH
Letha Higginson
1903 – 1982
Birth Location: Illinois
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Leo Higginson
1906 – 1984
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Bernice Higginson
1908 – 1990
Birth Location: Illinois
BH
Lela Higginson
1910 – 2001
Birth Location: Illinois
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Stella Higginson
1892 – 1897
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
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Rose Wilson's Ancestors

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Rose Wilson
1872 – 1949
Birth Place: Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Wilson
1842 – 1887
Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
Nancy (Jane) Wilson
1849 – 1886
Illinois
Grandparents
George (Washington) Wilson
1798 – 1850
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Delilah Shaw
1805 – 1870
Kentucky, USA
Absalom (C) Owen
1816 – 1887
Barren Co. Kentucky, United States
Martha (C) MONROE
1826 – 1901
Barren, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rose Wilson's Descendants

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Rose (D) Wilson (15 September 1872 – 6 January 1949) m. Horace Higginson (30 Apr 1860 – 11 Mar 1948)
  1. 1. Gertrude Higginson (About 1893 – About 1893)
  2. 2. Irvin (Orval) Higginson (05 Jan 1894 – 16 Jul 1977) m. Nina (N.) Higginson (29 June 1900 – 30 July 1963)
    1. 1. Irvin (Duane) Higginson (13 August 1918 – 2 June 1954)
    2. 2. Elden (L) Higginson (22 March 1920 – 5 November 1985) m. Rosanel Higginson
      1. 1. David (R.) Higginson (20 Sep 1950 – 5 Oct 2009)
    3. 3. Margaret (E) Blaylock (9 July 1922 – 9 May 2010) m. Harold (W.) Blaylock
      1. 1. Gerald (Dee) Blaylock (16 Nov 1940 – )
    4. 4. Ruth (R) Vire (13 June 1924 – 30 May 1997) m. Glenn (Lawrence) Mahan (abt 1924 – )
    5. 5. Harry (K.) Higginson (21 February 1934 – 2 December 2019)
  3. 3. Everett (Earl) Higginson (27 May 1896 – 1959) m. Lulu (M) Higginson (abt 1900 – )
    1. 1. Thelman (I) Higginson (abt 1920 – 8 September 1998) m. Ronald (W.) Compton (16 October 1913 – 1 November 2001)
      1. 1. Marcia Martin
    2. 2. Doris (L) Higginson (2 Feb 1922 – 8 January 2010) m. William (Joseph) Hull (12 Mar 1917 – 3 Jul 1996)
    3. 3. Calvin (H) Higginson (abt 1927 – )
  4. 4. Ralph (Duane) Higginson (22 Nov 1899 – 1 October 1969) m. Rosa Higginson (abt 1903 – 16 October 1957)
    1. 1. Leon Higginson (abt 1926 – 3 November 2005) m. Barbara (Ann) Higginson (14 July 1932 – 4 January 2016)
    2. 2. Glen (A) Higginson (abt 1940 – )
  5. 5. Gilbert (Wilson) Higginson (10 Jul 1901 – 20 July 1955) m. Esther (M) Hill (abt 1915 – )
    1. 1. Judith Higginson (abt 1929 – Jun 1977)
  6. 6. Letha (Alice) Higginson (06 Apr 1903 – 24 December 1982) m. John (H) Saltsgaver (abt 1898 – )
    1. 1. Betty (J) Saltsgaver (abt 1928 – 21 Dec 2003) m. Donald (W) Talley m. Donald (R.) Talley
      1. 1. Roger Talley
  7. 7. Leo (Doyle) Higginson (05 Feb 1906 – 9 OCT 1984) m. Caradena (Darleta) Statler (26 Dec 1909 – 22 Nov 2001)
    1. 1. Donald (Leo) Higginson (8 Dec 1929 – 18 Jun 2005) m. Barbara
    2. 2. Gordon (Lewis) Higginson (04 Nov 1934 – 25 May 2017) m. Janet (Maurine) Bruce (16 Oct 1933 – )
      1. 1. Beth (Ann) Higginson (16 Jul 1962 – 21 Feb 2023) m. John (Scott) Moore (18 Sep 1963 – )
        1. 1. Shelby (Ann) Moore (11 Aug 1991 – ) m. Aaron Biggs (14 Sep 1989 – )
        2. 2. Taylor (Madison) Moore (18 Jul 2004 – )
    3. 3. Bernard (Lee) Higginson (22 OCT 1936 – 3 JAN 1996)
    4. 4. Dolores (Ruth) Higginson (01 Sep 1940 – )
    5. 5. Lois Higginson m. James (Howard) Helm
      1. 1. Darleta (Denise) Helm (09/10/1978 – ) m. Jason (James) Wagner (10/22/1980 – )
        1. 1. Paige (Elyse) Wagner (09/26/2009 – )
      2. 2. Stacy (Lynn) Collins m. Cary (Michael) Moudy
    6. 6. Letha Higginson
    7. 7. Phillis Higginson m. Clifford Hayes
  8. 8. Bernice (Ann) Higginson (15 Mar 1908 – 9 November 1990) m. Jewel Reeves (abt 1916 – 15 May 2008)
    1. 1. Gary Reeves (abt 1932 – )
    2. 2. Hal Reeves (abt 1937 – )
    3. 3. Pat Worley
  9. 9. Lela (Mae) Higginson (30 May 1910 – 1 July 2001) m. Ed (H) Waddle (abt 1909 – )
  10. 10. Stella Higginson (22 November 1892 – 28 November 1897)

Rose Wilson's Timeline

5 Records

1872
15 September 1872
Birth of Rose D Wilson in Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 38
Rose D Wilson resided here in Compton, Wabash, Illinois
Compton, Wabash, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 48
Rose D Wilson resided here in Wabash, Gibson, Indiana
Wabash, Gibson, Indiana
1930
1930
Age 58
Rose D Wilson resided here in Compton, Wabash, Illinois
Compton, Wabash, Illinois
1949
6 January 1949
Age 77
Death of Rose D Wilson in Keensburg, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America
Keensburg, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1872
    Event Place: Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wabash, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: T625_433; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: .
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge Ward 9, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_708; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 85; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Compton, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Compton, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Compton, Wabash, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Compton, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wabash, Gibson, Indiana
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wabash, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: T625_433; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Compton, Wabash, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Compton, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1949
    Event Place: Keensburg, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cowling, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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