Olivia Marie (McBride) Wilson (1895 - 1976)

Born 8 Dec 1895 in Hemet, Riverside County, California

Ancestors

Wife of Roy Renwick Wilson — married 26 Feb 1927 (to 27 Aug 1976) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1976 at age 80 in Fountain Valley, Orange, California, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: William Ross [send private message]

Biography

Summary

Olivia McBride was born in 1895 in Riverside County, California, United States. She was the younger of two daughters raised by Robert McBride and Amanda Anderson. Olivia McBride was 31 years old when she married Roy Wilson in 1927 in Los Angeles. Their first daughter was born in 1928, and their second daughter was born in 1930. In 1934 Roy Wilson died; he was 43 years old. Olivia remained a widow and raised their daughters as a single parent in Los Angeles. Olivia died in 1976 in Orange County, California. She was 80 years old, and was survived by both daughters, 6 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.

Birth

Olivia Marie McBride was born on 5 December 1895 near Hemet, in Riverside County, California, United States. ^{[1] [2]} She was a daughter of Robert Dunbar McBride and Amanda (Anderson) McBride.

Life

Family

Olivia Marie McBride was the younger of two children born to Robert Dunbar McBride and Amanda (Anderson) McBride.

FIG. 1 - Three generation ancestor diagram for the two McBride sisters.

Paternal Grandparents

Alexander McBride (1814-1865), father of Robert McBride, was born and raised on a farm near Lowellville, Ohio. In 1831 he apprenticed as a printer. After learning the trade he relocated to Butler, Pennsylvania. He was 25 years old in 1839 when he married Maria McKee in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Maria McKee (1821-1881), mother of Robert McBride, was born at Butler, Pennsylvania. She was 14 years old in 1835 when her father died, which left her mother a widow with six children ages 4 to 19 years. Four years later Maria McKee was 18 years old when she married Alexander McBride in Butler, Pennsylvania in 1839.

Maternal Grandparents

Ola Andersson (1828-1894), father of Amanda Anderson, was born in Hasslöv, Halland County, Sweden. A source citation for his marriage to Kristina Kristiansdotter has not yet been discovered. Ola Andersson was 43 years old in 1871 when his first child Amanda was born.

Kristina Kristiansdotter (1838-deceased), mother of Amanda Anderson, was born in 1838 in Vanstad, Sweden. A source citation for her marriage to Ola Andersson has not yet been discovered. Kristina Kristiansdotter was 33 years old when her first child Amanda was born.

Parents

Robert Dunbar McBride (1853-1934), father of Olivia McBride, was the sixth of seven sons born to Alexander McBride and Maria McKee. Robert was 12 years old when his father Alexander McBride died in 1865, leaving his mother Maria McKee McBride a widow with four sons under the age of 17. Fortunately Maria did not have to raise the boys alone; five years later the 1870 census reported that Maria McBride and her 4 sons lived in the home of Maria's 81 year old mother Margaret Dunbar McKee. The 1870 census listed Margaret Dunbar McKee as head of household and owner of the home where the McBride boys were raised by their widowed mother and widowed grandmother.

Amanda Anderson (1871-1946), mother of Olivia McBride, was born in Nötte, Grevie Parish, Kristianstad, Sweden. Amanda Anderson was the oldest of three children raised by Ola Andersson and his wife Kristina Kristiansdotter. Amanda emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1889 when she was 18 years old.

Early Years

Marriage of parents

Robert Dunbar McBride was 39 years old when he married Amanda Anderson on 25 February 1893 in Colorado City, Colorado. Amanda Anderson was 21 years old when she married Robert McBride. ^[3] He was a carpenter and cabinet maker. ^[4]

Their Children

1. Virginia Margaret McBride - (1893-1979)
2. Olivia Marie McBride - (1895-1976)

1900 US Census

The United States census of 1900 started 1 June 1900. ^[5]

On 4 June 1900 Virginia and Olive McBride were sisters who lived with their parents in a 4 person household in San Luis Obispo, California. The census enumerator did not record the house number or the name of the street in San Luis Obispo. ^[6]

1. Robert D. McBride, head of household, male, born April 1853, age 47 years, married 7 years, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania, occupation carpenter, 0 (zero) months not employed, can read, write, and speak English, rented home.
2. Amanda McBride, wife, female, born July 1871, age 28 years, married 7 years, born in Sweden, father born in Sweden, mother born in Sweden, immigration to United States in 1889, can read, write, and speak English.
3. Virgile O. McBride, daughter, born December 1893, age 6 years, born in Colorado, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Sweden, can read, write, and speak English.
4. Olide McBride, daughter, born December 1895, age 4 years, born in California, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Sweden, can speak English.

NOTES - The handwritten census enumeration page records Virginia's name as Virgile O McBride and Olivia's name as Olide McBride. These unique mis-spellings of the name of each daughter occur only in the 1900 census. Genealogy websites such as FamilySearch encourage treatment of these mis-spellings as an "alternate name" when they are really nothing more than a footnote about a handwriting error on the 1900 census. Family history from Olivia's grandchildren notes that Olivia and Virginia called each other Virgie and Olive, ^[7] and that neither daughter had a birth certificate. During their lives their first and middle names on civil and vital records were Olivia Marie and Virginia Margaret, with occasional misspellings such as the 1900 census.

1901 - Olivia's narrative about Wilmington

In December 1900 Olivia turned 5 years old. In the 1960s Olivia wrote a narrative about her childhood, starting in 1901 as a 5 year old in Wilmington, California, then a small town on the edge of San Pedro Bay.

"I was born in Hemet, California and we moved to Wilmington when I was five years old. I lived there most of my childhood and teenage years, and will always think of it as my home. The town was one street running from the water front north for a couple miles. It was called Canal Street and from First Street to about 4th Street (the East and West streets) there was approximately two or three dozen small stores, and a few houses. Some of the stores were empty, and my father, being a carpenter, opened up a cabinet shop in one of them and we lived in the back of the shop." ^[8]

One flaw in this memory written by Olivia six decades after moving away is that the east west streets in Wilmington are named with letters, not numbers (A St., B St., etc).

FIG. 2 - View of Canal Street in Wilmington California about 1900.

FIG. 3 - Olivia Marie McBride with her Winchester .22 caliber rifle and the family dog, who may have been named Nero. Unknown location in Southern California, and unknown date, possibly about 1908. Olivia's rifle was inherited by one of her grandchildren. [9]

1910 US Census

On 16 April 1910 the teenage McBride sisters lived in a four person household with their parents on Fries Street in Wilmington, California, near San Pedro Harbor. ^[10] The census enumerator recorded the name of the street but not the house number. Fries Street runs north and south two blocks west of and parallel to Canal Street, which was renamed Avalon Boulevard in the 1920s. ^[11]

1. Robert McBride, head of household, male, age 57 years, first marriage, 18 years, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania, speaks English, occupation carpenter, self-employed, yes employed on 15 April, 0 (zero) weeks unemployed during 1909, rented home
2. Amanda McBride, wife, female, age 38 years, first marriage, 18 years, mother of 2 children, both still living, born in Sweden, father born in Germany, mother born in Sweden, immigrated to USA in 1889, naturalized citizen, speaks English
3. Virginia McBride, daughter, female, age 16 years, single, born in Colorado, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Sweden, speaks English
4. Olive McBride, son, male, age 14 years, single, born in California, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Sweden, speaks English

1910 US Census notes. In a clear error, the handwritten census enumeration page listed Olive as a son; she was a daughter.

1913 - Virginia's first marriage

On 17 July 1913 then 19 year old Virginia McBride married George R. Swindle in Wilmington; 17 year old Olivia McBride was listed on the marriage certificate as a witness. ^{[12] [13]}

1916 - Virginia's only child

Richard R. Swindle was born on 12 February 1916 in Los Angeles, California to Virginia McBride and George R. Swindle. ^[14]

1917 - Olivia engaged to Roy Wilson

A faded and low resolution photocopy captured fragments of two postcards written to Miss Olivia McBride by Roy Wilson while he was in the Army. The cards were postmarked 1917. His handwriting was precise and beautiful. The cards also included shorthand messages.^[15]

Received your two letters addressed to Fort McDowell. Will write you.

Nothing much to do this afternoon so thought I would drop you a few lines. How is the world treating you?

On 12 April 1918 Olivia McBride wrote a letter to the U.S. Army asking about her fiancé Roy Wilson (see FIG. 4 below). Roy's marriage proposal would have been made to Olivia before he was drafted into the U.S. Army for the war in Europe. Like Roy before he was drafted into the Army, Olivia was a single adult with a full time job living at her parents home.

FIG. 4 - Digital image of a carbon copy of a letter typed by 22 year old Olivia McBride to the U.S. Army on 12 April 1918 asking about the status of her fiancé, Roy Wilson, who had been drafted into the Army and was deployed on active duty. Olivia and Roy were engaged for 9 years before they married in 1927.

Later Years

1920 US Census

On 8 January 1920 Olivia was 24 years old, single, and had been engaged to Roy Wilson for two years. She lived with her parents at 1316 Mohawk Street the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, two blocks from the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Alvarado St. Her sister Virginia also lived in the home with her 3 year 11 month old son. In this Census his first name was recorded as Robert, not Richard. ^[16]

1. Robert D. McBride, head of household, home rented, male, age 66 years, married, able to read, able to write, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania, speaks English, occupation carpenter.
2. Amanda McBride, wife, female, age 48 years, married, immigrated to United States in 1888, naturalized citizen, able to read, able to write, born in Sweden, native language Swedish, father born in Sweden, father's native language Swedish, mother born in Sweden, mother's native language Swedish, speaks English.
3. Virginia M. Swindle, daughter, female, age 26 years, married, able to read, able to write, born in Colorado, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Sweden, mother's native language Swedish, speaks English, occupation Stenographer, employer Physician office.
4. Olivia M. McBride, daughter, female, age 24 years, single, able to read, able to write, born in California, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Sweden, mother's native language Swedish, speaks English, occupation Stenographer, employer Film Co.
5. Robert R. Swindle, grandson, male, age 3 years 11 months, born in California.

1920 US Census notes. The census noted Olivia's occupation as stenographer and place of employment as a film company. Olivia's older sister Virginia also lived in the household with her son, who was 3 years 11 months old.

FIG. 5 - Robert Dunbar McBride Family, Los Angeles, California, about 1920. Olivia M. McBride (1895-1976) upper left, Virginia M. McBride (1893-1979) upper right.

1921 - Virginia McBride's second marriage to William L. Hodge

A record to document the second marriage of Virginia McBride in 1921 has not been found. Virginia and her second husband William L. Hodge accumulated numerous secondary source confirmations documenting their 35 year marriage that started in 1921 (e.g., their household record in the 1930 United States Census reported that they had been married for 9 years).

1923 - Death of Roy's sister

Ruth Geraldine (Wilson) Peterson, Roy Wilson's younger sister, died on 10 January 1923. Her son Harry Peterson was 13 months old. ^{[17] [18]}

1926 - Death of Roy's father

3 October 1926 Roy's father Jerome C. Wilson died at the age of 77 in Los Angeles, California. ^{[19] [20]}

1927 - Olivia McBride and Roy Wilson marriage and honeymoon

On 26 February 1927 Olivia married Roy R. Wilson in Los Angeles. Olivia's sister Virginia Hodge and her second husband William L. Hodge were listed as witnesses on the Los Angeles County Marriage Certificate for Olivia and Roy's wedding. ^[21]

The same day - February 26th - Olivia McBride and Roy Wilson departed for their honeymoon from Los Angeles on the SS City of Los Angeles. Six days later, on 4 March 1927, they arrived in port at Honolulu, Hawai'i. ^[22] After eight days in Hawai'i, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson boarded the SS City of Los Angeles on 12 March 1917 to sail back to the port of Wilmington in Los Angeles Inner Harbor. They arrived at Wilmington on 18 March 1927. ^[23]

1928 - Patricia Marie Wilson born

Patricia Marie Wilson, the first child of Roy Wilson and Olivia McBride, was born on 30 March 1928. Her birth certificate listed 817 Masselin Avenue in Los Angeles as the Wilson family home address, located one and a half blocks south of Wilshire Blvd. between La Brea and Fairfax. ^[24]

1929 - Death of Roy Wilson's mother

Roy Wilson's mother, Lettie B. Wilson, died at the age of 59 on 13 February 1929. ^[25] Her ashes were placed in a crypt at the Hollywood Forever Mortuary on Santa Monica Blvd, next to the crypts for Roy's father and sister. ^[26]

1930 US Census

On 2 April 1930 Roy, Olivia, and two year old Patricia Wilson lived in a three person household at 3854 Ingraham St. in Los Angeles, near the corner of Wilshire and Western. ^[27] This was the same home where Roy's parents lived during the 1920 census, and the home address on the 1929 death certificate for his mother Lettie B. Wilson.

1. Roy R. Wilson, head of household, own home, value $25,000, has radio, male, age 39 years, married, can read and write, born in California, father born in Vermont, mother born in New York, speaks English, occupation Apartment Manager, business owner, military veteran, WW.
2. Olivia M. Wilson, wife, female, age 35 years, married, can read and write, born in California, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Sweden, speaks English.
3. Patricia M. Wilson, daughter, female, age 2 years, born in California, father born in California, mother born in California.

NOTE: "WW" stands for World War.

1930 - Virginia Ruth Wilson born

On 25 July 1930 Roy and Olivia Wilson welcomed a second daughter, Virginia Ruth Wilson. ^[28]

1934 - Death of Roy Wilson

On 12 March 1834 Roy Renwick Wilson was 43 years old when he died at home from a stroke. Suddenly Olivia was a 38 year old widow with two young daughters to raise. ^[29] Roy was cremated and his ashes were placed in a crypt at the Hollywood Forever Mortuary beside similar crypts for his parents and sister. ^[30]

1934 - Death of Robert McBride

On 22 December 1934 Olivia's father Robert Dunbar McBride died at home in Huntington Park, California. He was 81 years old. His cause of death was cancer, with 1929 listed as the date of onset. ^[31] Olivia's mother Amanda McBride became a widow. Her parents were married for 41 years, 39 of them in California.

1937 - Ocean voyage to South Pacific

[Placeholder for ocean liner voyage of Olivia Wilson with her two daughters and her nephew Bob Hodge from Los Angeles to Australia and back. By coincidence Charles H. Carpenter, a future grandfather-in-law of Olivia's daughter Virginia Ruth Wilson, was also on one leg of their voyage. The Wilson party boarded the SS Mariposa in Auckland, New Zealand and disembarked in Honolulu, Hawai'i while the Carpenter party boarded the SS Mariposa in Melbourne, Australia and were through passengers that travelled directly to Los Angeles, California.]

1939 - Desert Tortises

FIG. 6 - Olivia Wilson in her backyard on Ingraham Street, Los Angeles, California, with her daughters' tortoises. Estimated year 1939.

1940 US Census

On 6 April 1940 Olivia was head of a four person household raising her daughters as a widow at the same address on Ingraham as the 1930 census. Also living in the household was Olivia's nephew, Virginia's adult son, 24 year old Robert McBride Hodge, known as Bob Hodge. ^{[32] [33]}

1. Olivia Wilson, home owned, value $15,000, head of household, female, age 44 years, widow, did not attend school since 1 March 1940, highest grade completed 12th, born in California, lived in same residence on 1 April 1935
2. Patricia Wilson, daughter, female, age 12 years, single, attended school since 1 March 1940, highest grade completed 7th, born in California, lived in same residence on 1 April 1935
3. Virginia Wilson, daughter, female, age 9 years, single, attended school since 1 March 1940, highest grade completed 5th, born in California, lived in same residence on 1 April 1935
4. Robert McBride, nephew, male, age 24 years, single, did not attend school since 1 March 1940, highest grade completed 12th, born in California, lived in same residence on 1 April 1935, occupation operator, employer gas and oil service station
5. Elanor Fukni, maid, female, age 22 years, single, did not attend school since 1 March 1940, highest grade completed 12th, born in Hawaii, lived in same residence on 1 April 1935, occupation maid, employer private home

Wilson's Loom Room

placeholder for narrative about the retail store operated in the Los Angeles Farmer's Market at Third and Fairfax.

1946 - Death of Amanda Anderson McBride

On 23 November 1946 Olivia's mother Amanda McBride died at Long Beach Community Hospital. She was 76 years old, and a widow. The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage. Olivia's sister Virginia M. Hodge was the informant on their mother's death certificate. ^[34]

Two weddings and six grandchildren

Olivia's daughters graduated from Los Angeles High School, went to college, and each daughter married. In the 1950s and 1960s Olivia's daughters raised six grandchildren in Southern California. In 1961 Olivia moved from Los Angeles County to Orange County, and led a relatively quiet life as Grandma Wilson.

Death and Legacy

Olivia died at the age of 80 in Fountain Valley, Orange County, California on 27 August 1976. ^{[35] [36] [37]} She was buried near her parents, Robert Dunbar McBride and Amanda Anderson McBride at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.

FIG. 6 - Grave stone for Olivia Marie (McBride) Wilson at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. Photographed in 2021 by a granddaughter of Olivia M. Wilson.

In 1976 Olivia Marie (McBride) Wilson was survived by her sister Virginia Margaret (McBride) Hodge, and by two daughters, one nephew, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Third generation Californians

Roy Wilson and Olivia McBride were each born in Southern California in the 1890s. Their two daughters were born in Los Angeles, California, and each of their six grandchildren were born as a third generation Californians.

• 1950s to 1960s - 6 grandchildren
• 1970s to 2000s - 14 great-grandchildren
• 2000s to 2022 - 8 great-great-grandchildren (as of June 2022)

Research Notes

1. FamilySearch ID - LY54-7V4
2. About Olivia's Birth. Olivia's [private granddaughter] heard a family story from her mother (Olivia's daughter) about a time in the 1940s when Olivia and her sister Virginia drove to the Native American Reservation hear Hemet, Riverside County, California, where Olivia was delivered by a midwife. The goal of their expedition was to get an affadavit proving Olivia's birth in California, because apparently Robert and Amanda McBride did not register Olivia's birth with Riverside County. Virginia McBride, born in El Paso County, Colorado, also has no known birth certificate.
3. Wilson's Loom Room. Vendor booth at Los Angeles Farmer's Market, corner of 3rd and Fairfax, 1950s.

Sources

1. ↑ Amanda Anderson McBride affidavit of birth, child Olive Marie McBride, date of birth 8 December 1895, location Hemet, California, sex female, father Robert Dunbar McBride, residence of child's birth Corner of Latham Ave. and Juniada St, Hemet, Cal., father age 44, father birthplace Butler, Penn., occupation Carpenter, maiden name of mother Amanda Anderson, residence at child's birth Corner of Latham Ave. and Juniada St, Hemet, Cal., mother age 25, mother birthplace Sweden, occupation Housewife, affiant certifies she is Mother of the child, affiant Amanda McBride, 2854 Randolph St., Huntington Park, California, notarized 28 July 1941, Rose Carolyn Williams, Notary Public, photocopy of handwritten paper record, not official copy, photocopy received from [private granddaughter] of Olivia Marie McBride by William Ross III, a grandson of Olivia Marie McBride. Note: there is no street named "Juniada" that intersects with Latham Ave. in Hemet, but a Juanita St. intersects with Latham in Hemet.
2. ↑ See research note "About Olivia's Birth"
3. ↑ R. D. McBride and Amanda Anderson marriage, 25 February 1893, Colorado City, El Paso County, Colorado, officiant T. P. Cook, minister, "Marriage Record Report", Division of Vital Statistics, State of Colorado, digital image of paper record, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LB2H-932C, accessed 20 June 2020.
4. ↑ See occupation listed in United States Census of 1900, 1910, and 1920.
5. ↑ "1900 United States census," by Wikipedia contributors, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_United_States_census, accessed 21 June 2021.
6. ↑ Robert McBride household, 4 June 1900, National Archives and Records Administration, lines 22-25, page 5, ED 32, San Luis Obispo City, San Luis Obispo County, California, "US Census 1900," database with images, FamilySearch, digital image of hand written record, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6Q7S-Q9, accessed 2 October 2018.
7. ↑ Spoiler Alert. - In a future decade when she was engaged Olivia's fiancé addressed postcards to her as "Olive".
8. ↑ "The Opening of a Great Harbor," autobiographical sketch by Olivia Marie McBride Wilson, dated 1963, one page, photocopy found in the personal papers of her daughter Virginia Ruth Wilson Ross, digital image made with a camera by Olivia's grandson Brian W. Ross, 29 May 2021, digital image sent by txt message to his siblings. The bottom footer of the typed document says page 1, the last line on the page is an unfinished sentence, but as of May 2021 additional pages of the narrative have not been found.
9. ↑ Oral history recounted in 2019 by a [private granddaughter] of Olivia to her cousin William Ross, a grandson of Olivia (and a manager of her profile on WikiTree).
10. ↑ Robert McBride household, 16 April 1910, National Archives and Records Administration, lines 32-35, page 2, ED 271, Wilmington, precinct 226, Los Angeles township, Los Angeles County, California, "US Census 1910," database with images, FamilySearch, digital image of hand written record, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVP-DTV, accessed 23 September 2018.
11. ↑ In the 1920s Canal Street was renamed Avalon Boulevard as part of the opening of a newly dredged portion of Los Angeles Harbor, with a dock that served ships sailing daily to Avalon harbor on Catalina Island. See blog post by Sam Gnerre, "South Bay History: Canal Street becomes Avalon Boulevard in Wilmington," 10 December 2018, South Bay Daily Breeze, https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/12/10/south-bay-history-canal-street-becomes-avalon-boulevard-in-wilmington/, accessed 2 June 2021.
12. ↑ George Richard Swindle and Virginia Margaret McBride marriage; groom born in Oklahoma, age 24 years, resident of San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California; bride born in Colorado, age 19 years, resident of Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California; witnesses Olivia M. McBride, resident of Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California, and Arthur C. Johnson, resident of Mojave, Kern County, California; marriage license issued 17 July 1913, Wilmington, R.S. Sparks, Deputy Clerk, recorded 23 July 1913; California State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Los Angeles County Certificate of Marriage; groom Georger Richard Swindle, San Pedro, California, age 24 years, single, 1st marriage, birthplace Oklahoma, occupation Butcher, father Jeff Swindle, father's birthplace unknown, mother Nanie (maiden surname unknown), mother's birthplace unknown; bride Virginia Margaret McBride, Wilmington, California, age 19 years, single, 1st marriage, birthplace Colorado, father Robert D. McBride, father's birthplace Pennsylvania, mother Amanda Anderson, mother's birthplace Sweden; married 17 July 1913, officiant Wolcott H. Evans, pastor, Wilmington; witness Miss Olivia Marie McBride, Wilmington, California; "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch, citing Los Angeles, California, United States, FHL microfilm 1,033,237, digital image of paper record, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL48-9TS, accessed 13 April 2019.
13. ↑ There is no age requirement in California for marriage license witnesses. "California Marriage License, Registration and Ceremony Information," chsi-californiamarriagelicenseregistrationandceremonyinfo-2017.pdf, un-dated document downloaded from the Center for Health Statistics and Informatics, California Department of Public Health, https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/California-Marriage-License-General-Information.aspx, accessed 13 September 2021.
14. ↑ Richard Robert Swindle birth certificate, male, born 12 February 1916, father Geo. Richard Swindle, residence San Pedro, age 27 years, birthplace Arkansas, occupation butcher, employer Clark's Market, mother Virginia McBride, residence San Pedro, birthplace Calif., occupation housewife, number of children born to this mother 1, birth 12:15 AM, physician T. C. Light, M.D., 12 February 1916, filed 14 February 1916 at San Pedro, City of Los Angeles, California State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch, Richard Robert Swindle, 12 Feb 1916, citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento, digital image of hand written paper form, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SX-Q9DH, accessed 21 June 2021.
15. ↑ create full source citation for the photocopy of the postcard fragments.
16. ↑ "US Census 1920," database with images, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R64-33W, California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles Assembly District 63 > ED 146 > image 18 of 32, dwelling 121, family 129, line 58-62, Robert D McBride household, 8 January 1920, National Archives and Records Administration.
17. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SL-3M7, 1905-1929 > Lem, Lep-Rouse, Roy > image 646 of 870, Ruth G Peterson, 10 January 1923, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
18. ↑ Ruth G. Peterson, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 10 January 1923, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6444796/ruth-geraldine-peterson.
19. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9SV-6973-T, Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Death certificates 1926 no 9200-11000 > image 936 of 2401, Jerome C Wilson, 3 October 1926, California State Archives, Sacramento.
20. ↑ Jerome C. Wilson, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 3 October 1926, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6444785/jerome-calvin-wilson.
21. ↑ Roy Wilson and Olivia McBride marriage license, issued 24 February 1927, no. 2148, book 713, page 94, Los Angeles County, California, Roy Renwick Wilson, born in California, age 35 years, residence Los Angeles, Olivia Marie McBride, born in California, age 31 years, residence Huntington Park; Certificate of Marriage, Los Angeles County, California, Roy Renwick Wilson and Olivia Marie McBride, 26 February 1927, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, witnesses William L. Hodge, resident of Los Angeles, Virginia Hodge, resident of Los Angeles, officiant Rev. G. MacWilliams, Presbyterian Minister, filed 28 February 1927, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93H-S991-W, 005698452 > image 193 of 2529, License and Certificate on one piece of paper, digital image of paper record, accessed 21 June 2021.
22. ↑ Roy Renwick Wilson, age 35 years, male, married, born 1 March 1891, Santa Barbara, California, home address Los Angeles, California, Olivia Marie Wilson, age 31 years, female, married, born 8 December 1895, Hemet, California, home address Huntington Park, California, Form 630, U.S. Dept. of Labor, List of United States Citizens on the S.S. City of Los Angeles, "Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953," database with images, FamilySearch, Roll 90, vol 182-183 1927 > image 779 of 1003; citing NARA microfilm publication A3422, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., digital image of paper record, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Z5-Q3DR, accessed 25 July 2021.
23. ↑ enter immigration manifest for port of wilmington
24. ↑ Patricia Marie Wilson birth, female, born 30 March 1928, California Lutheran Hospital, Los Angeles (city), Los Angeles (county), California, father Roy Renwick Wilson, 817 Masselin Ave., Los Angeles, California, father's age 37 years, father's birthplace Santa Barbara, California, father's occupation Apartment house owner, mother Olivia Marie McBride, mother's residence same as father, mother's age 32 years, mother's birthplace Hemet, California, State of California Department of Public Health vital statistics standard certificate of birth, Los Angeles County District 1901, registration no. 5034, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch, citing Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Birth certificates 1928, no 3700-5600 > image 1896 of 2698, Patricia M. Wilson, 30 March 1928, California State Archives, Sacramento, digital image of paper record, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SF-5W3M, accessed 24 April 2019.
25. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SV-VCFC, Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Death certificates 1929 no 1500-3550 > image 508 of 2337, Lettie B Wilson, 13 February 1929, California State Archives, Sacramento.
26. ↑ Lettie B Wilson, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 13 February 1929, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6444794/lettie-belle-wilson.
27. ↑ "US Census 1930," database with images, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R4Z-6W7, California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250) > ED 193 > image 2 of 47, dwelling 16, family 16, lines 80-82, Roy R Wilson household, 2 April 1930, National Archives and Records Administration.
28. ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGHJ-GXG, Virginia R Wilson, 25 July 1930, at Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
29. ↑ Roy Renwick Wilson death, 12 March 1934, place of death 3854 Ingraham St., Los Angeles, California, male, married, spouse Olivia McBride Wilson, decedent birth date 1 March 1891, age 43 years, occupation Investments, birthplace Santa Barbara, California, father Jerome C. Wilson, father's birthplace Vermont, mother Lettie Renwick, mother's birthplace Vermont*, length of residence in city of death 18 years, length of residence in California, all his life, informant Mrs. Roy Wilson, 3854 Ingraham St., Los Angeles, cremation on 14 March 1934 at Hollywood Mausoleum, Coroner's certificate of death, by autopsy, cause of death advanced sclerosis with practical occlusion of both coronary arteries, signature A. F. Wagner, M.D., Los Angeles Coroner's Office, registered 14 March 1934, State of California, Department of Public Health, Certificate of Death, local registered number 3252, FamilySearch, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Death certificates 1934 no 1500-3675 > image 2172 of 2696; California State Archives, Sacramento, digital image of handwritten record, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SV-Z6R8, accessed 20 January 2022. [*NOTE - informant was incorrect, decedent's mother was born in New York state, not Vermont.]
30. ↑ Roy R Wilson, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 12 March 1934, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6444786/roy-renwick-wilson
31. ↑ Robert Dunbar McBride death certificate, date of death 22 December 1934, place of death 2870 Randolph St., Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, male, married, widow Amanda McBride, decedent birth date 13 April 1853, age 81 years, occupation contractor, industry building, date last worked 1920, years worked in occupation 20 years, birthplace Butler, Pennsylvania, father Alexander S. McBride, birthplace Ohio, mother Mariah McKee, birthplace Pennsylvania, length of residence in place of death 12 years, length of residence in California 40 years, informant Amanda McBride, address 2870 Randolph St., Huntington Park, California, removal to Inglewood Park Cemetery, 26 December 1934, medical certificate of death attended deceased from 1 March 1934 to 22 December 1934, time of death 3:30 PM, cause of death carcinoma of face and jaw, date of onset 1929, signature J. H. Turner, M.D., Huntington Park, California, filed 24 December 1934, J. L. Pomeroy, M.D., by Marie K. Volse, Local Registrar, filed 10 January 1935, C. L. Logan, County Recorder, FamilySearch, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, Los Angeles > Death certificates 1934 no 8700-10645 > image 1573 of 2118, from California State Archives, Sacramento, California Department of Public Health Certificate of Death, digital image of paper record, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SF-PZ71, accessed 13 April 2019.
32. ↑ "US Census 1940," database with images, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MT-V9V1, California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, Councilmanic District 5 > 60-331 Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles City Councilmanic District 5 (Tract 164 - part) in Assembly District 58 > image 2 of 26, household 12, lines 43-47, Olivia M Wilson household, 6 April 1940, Bureau of the Census, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.
33. ↑ get source citation detail about his renaming
34. ↑ Amanda McBride Certificate of Death, 23 November 1946, place of death Long Beach Community Hospital, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, decedent residence 2854 Randolph Street, Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, female, widow, late spouse Robert D. McBride, birthdate of deceased 4 June 1870, age at death 76 years, birthplace Sweden, occupation housewife, father's name (unknown) Anderson, father's birthplace Germany, mother's name unknown, mother's birthplace Sweden, informant Virginia Hodge, 16615 Estrella, Gardena, California, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, signature Wm. J. Eckerle, M.D., 1127 Avalon Blvd., Wilmington, California, burial 27 November 1946, Inglewood Park Cemetery, filed 24 November 1946, Harrison Eilers M.D., filed 16 December 1946, Los Angeles County Recorder, Registrar's number 14693, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch, Los Angeles > Death certificates 1946 no 14200-15799 > image 633 of 2017, Amanda McBride death, 23 November 1946, California State Archives, Sacramento, digital image of paper record, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SV-SY74, accessed 2 October 2018.
35. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGT7-F7J, Olivia M. Wilson, 27 August 1976, Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
36. ↑ "US SSA Death Index," database, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGQ6-72G, Olivia Wilson, August 1976, US SSA Death Master File, National Technical Information Service, Alexandria, Virginia.
37. ↑ Olivia Marie Wilson death certificate, date of death 27 August 1976 at 1:45 PM, female, birthplace California, date of birth 8 December 1895, age 80 years, father Robert Dunbar McBride, birthplace Pennsylvania, mother Amanda Anderson, birthplace Sweden, ssn 550-48-0265, marital status Widow, last occupation Weaver, number of years 25, self employed, place of death Fountain Valley Community Hospital, 17100 Euclid St., Fountain Valley, Orange County, length of stay in Orange County 15 years, length of stay in California entire life, residence 2551 West Ball Road, Anaheim, Orange County, California, informant Patricia Peirce, 2551 West Ball Road, Anaheim, cause of death Acute Myocardial Infarction, physician Satinder Swaroop, M.D., 11100 Warner Ave., Suite 106, Fountain Valley, California, signed 27 August 1976, date received by county Registrar 28 August 1976, Cremation 30 August 1976, Daly and Bartel Mortuary, Anaheim, State of California, Department of Health, Registrar of Vital Statistics, analog photocopy of paper form (not official) received from a granddaughter of Olivia Marie Wilson.