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Sherman Ashley Wilson 1885–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1885

Birth Location: Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 Mar 1964

Death Location: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Franklin Wilson

Mother: Mary Sparks

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Children(s): Ada Wilson

Sherman Ashley Wilson was born in 1885 in Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA, the child of Franklin Wolford Frank Wilson And Mary Ellen Sparks. Sherman Ashley Wilson had children including Ada Ashley Wilson. Sherman Ashley Wilson passed away in 1964 in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Sherman Ashley Wilson was born in 1885 in Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA, the child of Franklin Wolford Frank Wilson And Mary Ellen Sparks.
  • Sherman Ashley Wilson had children including Ada Ashley Wilson.
  • Sherman Ashley Wilson passed away in 1964 in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA.

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Sherman Wilson's Ancestors

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Sherman Wilson
1885–1964
Birth Place: Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Franklin Wolford (Frank) Wilson
1862–1938
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ellen) Sparks
1860–1914
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Richard) Wilson
1824–1893
Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Ann) Vawter
1825–1871
Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sherman Wilson's Descendants

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Sherman (Ashley) Wilson (21 Jun 1885–3 Mar 1964)
  1. 1. Ada (Ashley) Wilson 1905–1959 m. Charles (William) Compton 1899–1972
    1. 1. Robert (Chandler) Compton 1936–1975
    2. 2. Denzil Compton 1928–2003
    3. 3. Florence Compton 1933–1980
    4. 4. Elsie Compton 1938–2011
    5. 5. Toso Compton 1931–2018
    6. 6. Nettie Compton 1926–2012

Sherman Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1885
21 Jun 1885
Birth of Sherman Ashley Wilson in Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA
1964
3 Mar 1964
Age 79
Death of Sherman Ashley Wilson in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1964
    Event Place: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA

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