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Virgil Preston * Wilson 1846 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1846

Birth Location: Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 Feb 1928

Death Location: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA

Father: John Wilson

Mother: Sarah Bruce

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Virgil Preston * Wilson was born in 1846 in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John James Wilson and Sarah "Sally" Bruce. Virgil Preston * Wilson passed away in 1928 in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Virgil Preston * Wilson was born in 1846 in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John James Wilson and Sarah "Sally" Bruce.
  • Virgil Preston * Wilson passed away in 1928 in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA.

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Virgil Wilson's Ancestors

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Virgil Wilson
1846 – 1928
Birth Place: Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John James Wilson
1809 – 1895
Kentucky, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Bruce
1811 – 1882
Nelson County, Kentucky
Grandparents
James Bruce
1778 – 1827
Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Polly) Froman
1779 – 1832
Nelson, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Bruce
1745 – 1818
Mary Lucas
1745 – 1805
John Froman
1734 – 1820
Mary McCarty
1738 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Margaret McMahon
1727 – 1804
William LUCAS
1713 – 1775
Mildred Springer
1715 – 1789

Virgil Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1846
15 Dec 1846
Birth of Virgil Preston * Wilson in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
1928
27 Feb 1928
Age 82
Death of Virgil Preston * Wilson in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1846
    Event Place: Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1928
    Event Place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA

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