Elma Josephine (Somers) Wilson (1856 - 1925)

Born 15 Apr 1856 in Elora, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Wife of George Laurence Wilson — married 4 Sep 1877 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1925 at age 68 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Elma was born in 1856, the daughter of Joseph and Prudence Somers. She married George Wilson in 1877, and they had three children together. She passed away in 1925.

Sources

• 1861 Census of Canada lists Joseph Somers, age 37, and wife Prudence, age 32, living in Elora, Wellington, Canada West, Canada. Children listed are Ida, age 8, Annie, age 7, Elma, age 6, Mary, age 4, and Henry, age 2
• 1871 Census of Canada lists J G Somers, age 46, and wife Prudence, age 43, living in Elora, Wellington, Canada West, Canada. Children listed are Ida, age 18, Annie, age 16, Elma, age 15, Mary, age 13, Harry B, age 12, Clara, age 9, Charles, age 8, and Fanny, age 4
• Marriage info from Detail: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 25; Title: Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936; Author: Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada); Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Publisher date: 2010; Publisher location: Provo, UT, USA. Lists George Lawrence Wilson and Elma Josephine Somers, 4 Sep 1877, in Wellington, Ontario, Canada
• 1881 Census of Canada lists George L Wilson, age 29, and wife Elleanor, age 25, living in Guelph, Wellington South, Ontario, Canada
• 1891 Census of Canada lists George E Wilson, age 39, and wife Elma, age 35, living in St Patricks Ward, Toronto City, Ontario, Canada. Children listed are M A I, age 8, Florence M, age 6, and Ray Gordon, age 1
• 1901 Census of Canada lists George C Wilson, age 48, and wife Elma J, age 43, living in Toronto West, Ontario. Canada. Children listed are Florence Mc, age 16, and Roy G, age 11
• 1911 Census of Canada lists George L Wilson, age 58, and wife Elma J, age 55, living in Toronto North, Ontario, Canada
• Find a Grave, database and images [1] : accessed 15 April 2022), memorial page for Elma Josephine Somers Wilson (15 Apr 1856–3 Mar 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #225174572, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Mike L (contributor 50521953)