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Robert James Wilson 1917 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1917

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Death Date: 7 Oct 1989

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Marion Child

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Armstrong

Children(s): Barbara Wilson

Born in 1917 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Robert James Wilson was the child of James David Wilson and Marion Rebecca Child. In time, Robert James Wilson married Elizabeth Armstrong, and they raised a family that included Barbara Wilson. Robert James Wilson died in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA in 1989.

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Parents

James Wilson
1889 –
Birth Location: Alabama
JW
Marion Child
1893 – 1982
Birth Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
MC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Armstrong
Birth Location: –
EA

Children(s)

Barbara Wilson
1944 –
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
BW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1974, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0239; FHL microfilm: 2340159

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0239; FHL microfilm: 2340159

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1974

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Apr 1990
    Event Place: Fort Collins CO

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Oct 1989
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

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