William B Wilson (1870 - 1949)

Born 15 Jul 1870 in South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Sep 1949 at age 79 in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States

Biography

The son of James Wilson and Cornelia (Gage) Wilson, William was born in South Lyon, Michigan in 1870.^[1][2] He married Lulu Bogett (1875-) in Novi, Michigan on February 21, 1895.^[3] Their children included:

1. Max J. (1895-)
2. Pearl M. (1897-)
3. Louis M. (1898-)
4. Blanche G. (1900-)
5. Frances S. (1903-)
6. Kenneth D. (1910-)

The family made their home in South Lyon, where William farmed.^[4][5] William was called up during World War I and was stationed in 1918 with Unit #309 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.^[6] He served as a private with Company E. of the 304th M.R. Unit.^[7]

It's not clear what happened, but William married again, marrying Nellie Alsbro in Northville, Michigan on August 31, 1913.^[8] Nothing is clear following the marriage but, widowed, William evidently moved to Riverside, California, where his sister, Mary Elma, lived.^[9] He passed away there in 1949.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQVY-2LB : 12 August 2019), William Wilson, 15 Jul 1870; citing item 1 p 318 rn 2005, Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,297,927.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3Q-PN4 : 26 August 2017), William Wilson in household of James Wilson, Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 257, sheet 194B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,599.
3. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3C-9N5 : 2 April 2020), Wm. B. Wilson and Lulu Bogett, 21 Feb 1895; citing Marriage, Novi, Oakland, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207882.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS92-F8X : accessed 20 August 2020), William B Wilson, Lyon township South Lyon village, Oakland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 10A, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,735.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRK-CNQ : accessed 20 August 2020), William Willson, Lyon, Oakland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 128, sheet 9B, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 668; FHL microfilm 1,374,681.
6. ↑ "Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP5Y-VYQY : 8 September 2019), William Wilson in household of Max J. Wilson, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States; citing Military Service, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States, Michigan Department of State, Lansing; FHL microfilm 008461597.
7. ↑ "Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR4-YM31 : 8 September 2019), W B Willson in household of Max James Willson, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States; citing Military Service, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States, Michigan Department of State, Lansing; FHL microfilm 008461458.
8. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3LD-ZXS : 2 April 2020), Wm. B. Wilson and Nellie Alsbro, 31 Aug 1913; citing Marriage, Northville, Oakland, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4209235.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K94L-8HM : 6 February 2020), William B Wilson, Ward 3, Riverside, Riverside Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-40, sheet 64A, line 4, family 382, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 278.
10. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP7Q-4LR : 26 November 2014), William B Wilson, 17 Sep 1949; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.