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William Ryan Wilson (1870 - 1915)

William Ryan Wilson
Born in Texas, USAmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 29 Oct 1896 in Lamar County, Texas, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 44 in Texas, USAmap
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Biography

William was born in 1870, the son of Civil War veteran William Marvin Wilson and Martha Jane Buster. He worked as an Indian Scout for 6 months when he was 24, and married Maggie Hardenia Garrett at age 25. William passed away in 1915 at 44 years old.

Timeline

  • 1870 Nov 16 - Birth - Texas[1]
  • 1894 Apr 28 - Enlisted as Indian Scout - Ft Clark, Texas[2]
  • 1898 Dec 5 - Birth of Son Alger G Wilson - Texas[4]
  • 1900 United States Federal Census[5] - Justice Precinct 5, Lamar, Texas
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat
Occupation
William R Wilson HeadMale30TexasMTeacher
Maggie WilsonWifeFemale26ArkansasM
Alger G Wilson SonMale2TexasS
Fred A Gear BoarderMale23TexasSFarm laborer


  • 1901 Dec 20 - Birth of Daughter Laura Wilson - Texas[6]
  • 1903 Feb 17 - Birth of Daughter Winnie Aurie Wilson - Texas[7]
  • 1905 Apr 4 - Birth of Son Joseph William "Joe Bill" Wilson - Emberson, Lamar, Texas[8]
  • 1908 Jul 17 - Birth of Son Henry Grady Wilson - Emberson, Lamar, Texas[9]
  • 1910 United States Federal Census[10] - Justice Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat
Occupation
William R Wilson HeadMale39TexasMFarmer
Maggie Wilson WifeFemale35ArkansasM
Alger Wilson SonMale11TexasSAt School
Laura Wilson DaughterFemale8TexasSAt School
Winnie Wilson DaughterFemale7TexasSAt School
Joseph W Wilson SonMale4TexasS
Henry G Wilson SonMale1TexasS


  • 1910 Dec 10 - Birth of Daughter Bonnie Bearl Wilson - Emberson, Lamar, Texas[11]
  • 1913 Feb 11 - Birth of Son Thomas Woodrow Wilson - Texas[12]
  • 1915 Apr 18 - Death - Texas[1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #42536636
  2. U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 - 1878-1914 - Indian Scouts, Image 864, #1321 - $Ancestry Image
  3. "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXQD-TQY : 11 February 2018), W. R. Wilson and Maggie Garrett, 29 Oct 1896; citing , Lamar, Texas, , reference 2:1JB0NNQ; FHL microfilm 1,293,619.
  4. Find A Grave: Memorial #6715155
  5. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PH-L2Z : accessed 31 October 2019), Maggie Wilson in household of William R Wilson, Precinct 5 (north part), Lamar, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 16B, family 295, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,652.
  6. Find A Grave: Memorial #87364406
  7. Find A Grave: Memorial #42536561
  8. Find A Grave: Memorial #143876171
  9. Find A Grave: Memorial #54762711
  10. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2S6-4CD : accessed 31 October 2019), Maggie Wilson in household of William R Wilson, Justice Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 72, sheet 12B, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1571; FHL microfilm 1,375,584.
  11. Find A Grave: Memorial #50783871
  12. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SN-D74 : 20 February 2021), W R Wilson in entry for Thomas W Wilson, 02 Mar 1932; citing certificate number 12845, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,795.




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