Benjamin Franklin WilsonAge: 76 years1884–1961
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Wilson
- Given names
- Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Wilson
 Birth | December 11, 1884 |
 Birth of a brother | Otha M Wilson about 1897 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Lola Gertrude Shemwell — View this family about 1914 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Edward Wilson September 3, 1914 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 31 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 33 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 44 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1940 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 14, 1961 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Reed Wilson Death: |
| mother |
Emma Summers Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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Benjamin Franklin Wilson Birth: December 11, 1884 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 14, 1961 — Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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13 years younger brother |
Otha M Wilson Birth: about 1897 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Lola Gertrude Shemwell |
| himself |
Benjamin Franklin Wilson Birth: December 11, 1884 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 14, 1961 — Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Lola Gertrude Shemwell Birth: March 18, 1888 22 22 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 4, 1974 — Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: about 1914 — |
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8 months son |
Charles Edward Wilson Birth: September 3, 1914 29 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 2003 — Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Frank Wilson - Household
Collinsville, Madison, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Frank Wilson - Household
902 Prospect Collinsville, Madison, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Frank Wilson - Household
902 Central Collinsville, Madison, Illinois
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