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Benjamin "Ben", Henry Wilson 1859 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1859

Birth Location: Mayfield Ohio, USA

Death Date: 23 March 1942

Death Location: Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, USA

Father: Nelson Willson\Wilson

Mother: Athelia Bilson

Spouse(s): Ida Silvey

Children(s): Edna Wilson, Noble Wilson, Gordia Wilson, Carl Wilson

Born in 1859 in Mayfield Ohio, USA, Benjamin "Ben" Henry Wilson was the child of Nelson Willson\Wilson and Athelia Martha Bilson. In time, Benjamin "Ben" Henry Wilson married Ida Jane Silvey, and they raised a family that included Edna Gertrude Wilson, Noble Nelson Wilson, Gordia Bell Wilson and Carl Benjamin Wilson. Benjamin "Ben" Henry Wilson died in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, USA in 1942.

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Parents

Nelson Willson\Wilson
1826 – 1891
Birth Location: Mayfield Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio
NW
Athelia Bilson
1833 – 1910
Birth Location: Hector, Chemung County, New York
AB

Spouses(s)

Ida Silvey
1874 – 1950
Birth Location: Osage Township, Morgan County, Missouri, USA
IS

Children(s)

Edna Wilson
1892 – 1975
Birth Location: Gates Mills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
EW
Noble Wilson
1894 – 1984
Birth Location: Osage, Morgan, Missouri, United States
NW
Gordia Wilson
1898 – 1972
Birth Location: Osage Township, Morgan County, Missouri, USA
GW
Carl Wilson
1902 – 1980
Birth Location: Morgan, Missouri, USA
CW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1859
    Event Place: Mayfield Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry Family Tree, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M653_955; Page: 573; Family History Libra, Year: 1910; Census Place: Osage, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: T624_801; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1374814

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Mayfield, Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M653_955; Page: 573; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Osage, Morgan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Osage, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: T624_801; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1374814

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 March 1942
    Event Place: Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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