Robert Wendell “Bob” WilsonAge: 83 years1918–2001
- Name
- Robert Wendell “Bob” Wilson
- Given names
- Robert Wendell
- Surname
- Wilson
- Nickname
- Bob
Shared note: Dennis A Wilson Obituary and Family Listing
Shared note: Hugh H Wilson Obituary and Family Listing
Shared note: Zora A Wilson (nee Neff) Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | January 2, 1918 27 21 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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/ |
 Birth of a brother | Dennis Arthur Wilson Sr October 17, 1919 (Age 21 months) |
 Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 23 months) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John F Wilson February 1, 1937 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas J Neff February 16, 1937 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Louis Gene Wilson February 20, 1938 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Emma Rose Althea Carter November 28, 1938 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Alfretta Beery January 7, 1950 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 |
| Death of a father | Hugh Harrison Wilson December 23, 1974 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 of a mother | Zora Arleen Neff March 9, 1988 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dennis Arthur Wilson Sr August 23, 1989 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Louis Gene Wilson April 22, 2000 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | February 9, 2001 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bremen Municipal Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hugh Harrison Wilson Birth: May 3, 1890 43 31 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 23, 1974 — Breman, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Zora Arleen Neff Birth: March 23, 1896 36 27 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 9, 1988 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 3, 1917 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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11 months himself |
Robert Wendell “Bob” Wilson Birth: January 2, 1918 27 21 — Indiana, United States Death: February 9, 2001 — Hudson, Pasco, Florida, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Dennis Arthur Wilson Sr Birth: October 17, 1919 29 23 — Indiana, United States Death: August 23, 1989 — Indiana, United States |
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18 years younger brother |
Louis Gene Wilson Birth: February 20, 1938 47 41 — Indiana, United States Death: April 22, 2000 — Indiana, United States |
Robert Wendell “Bob” Wilson has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (22)
Parents Thomas Russell Wilson + Laura Una Pearl Gillespie
Parents George Harrington + Margaret Elizabeth Wilson
Parents Francis Albert Wilson + Effie Olla Gelbaugh
Parents Francis Albert Wilson + Bertha Marie Bohlander
Parents Clyde Huron Henderson + Jennie Bella Wilson
Parents Walter Wallace Wilson + Nellie Mae Wilson
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Harrison Wilson - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Harrison Wilson - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Hugh Harrison Wilson - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Name | Dennis A Wilson Obituary and Family Listing
Published in the Rochester(IN) Sentinel, Thursday, August 24, 1989
D. Arthur WILSON, 69, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday at his home. Born Oct. 17, 1919 in Kewanna to Hugh H. and Zora NEFF WILSON, he married Lois FELDER Aug. 8, 1942 in Savannah, Ga. She survives. A retired teacher, he had worked at Laketon High School and the Grass Creek-Fulton School. He was band director and guidance counselor at Bremen High School from 1947 to 1970. He was a member of the ISTA and the NEA. He was director of the Kewanna Harvestaires, a member and choir director at Kewanna United Methodist Church, and Rochester Lodge No. 79 F&AM. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Surviving with his wife are one son, Dennis A. [WILSON], Greensburg; one daughter, Denilyn VanGUNDY, Norman, Okla; two brothers, Robert [WILSON], Hudson, Fla., and Gene [WILSON], Indianapolis; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kewanna United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Brian TON officiating. Burial will be at the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.
SOURCE:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1989.htm
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| Name | Hugh H Wilson Obituary and Family Listing
Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, December 24, 1974
Hugh H. Wilson
Hugh H. WILSON, 84, R.R. 1, Kewanna, died at the home of his son, Robert, R.R.4, Bremen, about 11 a.m. Monday.
He was born May 3, 1890 to John F. and Emma CARTER WILSON. He was married Feb. 3, 1917 to Zora A. NEFF in Rochester. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Kewanna United Methodist church.
Surviving with the wife are three sons, Robert [WILSON], R.R. 4, Bremen; Arthur [WILSON], R.R. 2, Bremen, and Gene [WILSON], Indianapolis; three sisters, Mrs. Nellie WILSON, Rochester; Mrs. Anna MARTIN, Winter Haven, Fla., and Miss Agnes WILSON, Tampa, Fla.; five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildre.
Last ries will b e at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Harrison memorial garden chapel wih the Rev. Richard LOCHNER officiating. Burial wil be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1974
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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| Name | Zora A Wilson (nee Neff) Obituary and Family Listing
The Rochester Sentinel - Thursday, March 10, 1988
Zora A. Wilson
Zora A. WILSON, 91, Kewanna, died at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday in Canterbury Manor Nursing Home.
She was born March 23, 1896 in Fulton County to Thomas F. and Alfretta BEERY NEFF. She was married Feb. 3, 1917 in Kewanna to Hugh H. WILSON, who died Dec. 23, 1974. She was a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church, the Kewanna-Union Township Library Board and the Mother's Club. She was a 1913 graduate of Kewanna High School.
Suriving are three sons, Robert WILSON, Bremen; Arthur WILSON, Kewanna, and Gene WILSON, Indianapolis; five grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren. and a brother, Clyde NEFF, Rochester. A brother and a sister preceded in death.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating. Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until services Friday. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.
SOURCE:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1988.htm
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