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Walter Wesley Wilcox 1894–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1894

Birth Location: Elgin, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Jul 1978

Death Location: Elgin, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Frank Wilcox

Mother: Louise Seymour

Spouse(s): Grace Eggert

Children(s): Shirlee Wilcox, Dorothy Wilcox

Walter Wesley Wilcox was born in 1894 in Elgin, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Frank Dennis Wilcox And Louise B Seymour. In 1900, Walter Wesley Wilcox resided in Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Walter Wesley Wilcox resided in Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA. Walter Wesley Wilcox married Grace Dorothy Eggert, and had children including Dorothy Wilcox, Shirlee Louise Wilcox. Walter Wesley Wilcox passed away in 1978 in Elgin, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Wesley Wilcox was born in 1894 in Elgin, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Frank Dennis Wilcox And Louise B Seymour.
  • In 1900, Walter Wesley Wilcox resided in Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Walter Wesley Wilcox resided in Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA.
  • Walter Wesley Wilcox married Grace Dorothy Eggert, and had children including Dorothy Wilcox, Shirlee Louise Wilcox.
  • Walter Wesley Wilcox passed away in 1978 in Elgin, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frank Wilcox
1857–1927
Birth Location: Geneseo Twp., Henry Co., Illinois, USA
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Louise Seymour
1858–1953
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Grace Eggert
1901–
Birth Location: Union, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Shirlee Wilcox
1926–1990
Birth Location: Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
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Dorothy Wilcox
1933–2015
Birth Location: Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States
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Walter Wilcox's Ancestors

Self
Walter Wilcox
1894–1978
Birth Place: Elgin, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Frank Dennis Wilcox
1857–1927
Geneseo Twp., Henry Co., Illinois, USA
Louise (B) Seymour
1858–1953
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Wilcox's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Wesley) Wilcox (21 Aug 1894–Jul 1978) m. Grace (Dorothy) Eggert (01 Aug 1901–21 Sep)
  1. 1. Shirlee (Louise) Wilcox 1926–1990 m. Harry (Owen) Lovejoy 1930–2011
  2. 2. Dorothy Wilcox 1933–2015 m. Donald (G.) Goers 1926–

Walter Wilcox's Timeline

13 Records

1894
21 Aug 1894
Birth of Walter Wesley Wilcox in Elgin, Cook, Illinois, USA
Elgin, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA
Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA
Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 23
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Kane County, Illinois, USA
Kane County, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
1925
Abt 1925
Age 31
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake
1930
1930
Age 36
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Elgin, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
Elgin, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Elgin, Kane, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 46
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Elgin Twp, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
Elgin Twp, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
1948
1948
Age 54
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 57
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1959
1959
Age 65
Walter Wesley Wilcox resided here in Elgin, Illinois, USA
Elgin, Illinois, USA
1978
Jul 1978
Age 84
Death of Walter Wesley Wilcox in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Elgin, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois; Roll: 311; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240311

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elgin Ward 6, Kane, Illinois; Roll: T624_297; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1374310

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Kane County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Kane County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 May 1918
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 420

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 May 1919
    Event Place: Brest, France
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 157

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 May 1919
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 157

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: T625_375; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 84

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1925
    Event Place: Crystal Lake
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Herald; Publication Date: 4 Jun 1925; Publication Place: Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA; ,0.06847127,0.19924657,0.28851688&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elgin, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 2340260

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00821; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 45-76

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elgin Twp, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00821; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 45-76

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Illinois; Year: 1948

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    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 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Elgin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elgin, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 157

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elgin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1978
    Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elgin, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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