Francis
Wheeler
"Frank"
Stilson
Born in Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Francis Stilson
and Mary Ann (Wheeler) Stilson
Brother of
Marion C. (Stilson) Ayres
Husband of
Mary White (Jeliff) Stilson
— married
28 Apr 1887 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 48
in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jul 2018
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Biography
- Age 0 — Birth: 21 April 1858 • Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois
- Age 2 — Residence: 1860 • Maple Avenue, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States
- Age 12 — Residence: 1870 • Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States
- Age 22 — Residence: 1880 • Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
- Age 29 — Marriage: 28 Apr 1887 • Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois - Mary White Jeliffe (1859–1929)
- Age 35 -- Occupation: Stilson Hardware Store Advertisement 21 Dec 1893 • Galesburg, Illinois
- Age 42 — Residence: 1900 • 234 Academy St., Galesburg City, Knox, Illinois
- Age 48 — Death: 17 October 1906 • Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois
Reportedly choked to death on a piece of meat he was eating.
- Burial: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Sources
- 1860-1900 U.S. Census, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States
- American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
- Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
- Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
- U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- Newspapers.com - Galesburg Register-Mail - 29 Dec 1953 - Page 13: Memoir on downtown Galesburg in late 19th Century.
- Newspapers.com - The Republican-Register - 21 Dec 1893 - Page 8
- U.S. Find a Grave: Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States.
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