Born in Faubush, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Oliver Eventus Wilson
and Alma (Garner) Wilson
Sister of
Lela (Wilson) Davenport, Rella (Wilson) Jasper, Iris Wilson, Beatrice Wilson and Eunice Harvey Wilson
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 98
in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Retha Wilson was born on 29 August 1920 in Faubush, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, daughter of Oliver Eventus Wilson and Alma Garner.
Retha married Boyce Gosser on 9 October 1943 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States.
Retha married Robert Marion Hunt on 29 August 1986 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.
Retha died on 10 September 2018 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.
Sources
- Birth: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"
citing Birth, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort
FamilySearch Record: QKHY-TJJV (accessed 26 April 2024)
Retha Wilson born on 23 Aug 1920, child of Alma Garner, in Kentucky, United States. - 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 61; Digital film/folder number: 004950777; FHL microfilm: 2340511; Image number: 791; Sheet number: 12; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03762-8
FamilySearch Record: XMF5-4JJ (accessed 26 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R42-G43
Betha Wilson (9), single daughter, in household of O Eventus Wilson (41) in Magisterial District 3, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky. - 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 33; Digital film/folder number: 005460812; Image number: 427; Sheet number: 4; Sheet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: K7Y5-DY2 (accessed 26 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-Q8BH
Retha Wilson (19), single daughter, in household of O E Wilson (51) in Magisterial District 3, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky. - Marriage: "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
citing Page: 431; Digital film/folder number: 004539527; FHL microfilm: 002133846; Image number: 276; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M03001-8
FamilySearch Record: N9WR-944 (accessed 26 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 939Z-Y8SB-8J
Retha Wilson (23) marriage to Boyce Gosser (24 years) on 9 Oct 1943 in Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. - 1950 Census: "United States Census, 1950"
citing Page: 1; Line: 16; Digital film/folder number: 109023744; Image number: 2
FamilySearch Record: 6F76-H38M (accessed 26 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQHW-199L
Retha Gosser (29), married daughter, in household of O Eventus Wilson (61) in Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky. - Burial: "Find a Grave Index"
citing record ID 193281487, Find a Grave
FamilySearch Record: 73TX-642M (accessed 26 April 2024)
Find A Grave: Memorial #193281487
Retha Wilson Gosser Hunt burial (died on 10 Sep 2018) in Nancy, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States of America. Born on 29 Aug 1920.
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: LNSR-XFC
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Retha:
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~3.12%
Jeremy Stone
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~0.78%
John Garner :
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