Roy Andrew Wilson

Brief Life History of Roy Andrew

When Roy Andrew Wilson was born on 2 January 1889, in Rain, Hayes, Nebraska, United States, his father, William Culver Wilson, was 28 and his mother, Phebe Christner, was 23. He married Florence Myrtle Cook on 11 January 1919. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Alameda, Alameda, California, United States for about 5 years and San Antonio Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 9 May 1972, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roy Andrew Wilson
1889–1972
Florence Myrtle Cook
1897–1984
Marriage: 11 January 1919
Gorden Cook Wilson
1919–1931
Culver Roy Wilson
1920–1992

Sources (22)

  • Roy Wilson, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Roy A Wilson, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Roy A Wilson, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1894

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Cara Lynn Andersen BIRTH unknown DEATH 27 Aug 1894 BURIAL Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA Show Map PLOT Terrace Point, 105, D MEMORIAL ID 11566160 · View Source

1911 · County-Busting

In an event called the county-busting craze that took place from 1911-1925, twenty-five new counties were made in Montana

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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