Donald Francis WilsonAge: 62 years1907–1969
- Name
- Donald Francis Wilson
- Given names
- Donald Francis
- Surname
- Wilson
 Birth | April 14, 1907 24 24 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Catherine Rosealpha Wilson August 1, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Andrew Wilson September 10, 1912 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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 1, 1920 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Wilson September 23, 1922 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a mother | Effie Olla Gelbaugh March 22, 1928 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Andrew Jackson Gelbaugh December 27, 1929 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Francis Albert Wilson — Bertha Marie Bohlander — View this family November 25, 1934 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Alberta Marie Wilson August 28, 1935 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Alberta Marie Wilson August 28, 1935 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John F Wilson February 1, 1937 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Emma Rose Althea Carter November 28, 1938 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Catherine Elvira Slick April 17, 1943 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 42 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 brother | John Andrew Wilson March 27, 1960 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | Francis Albert Wilson July 25, 1967 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 | August 14, 1969 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Calvary Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Francis Albert Wilson Birth: March 7, 1883 36 24 — Indiana, United States Death: July 25, 1967 — Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Effie Olla Gelbaugh Birth: March 1, 1883 31 34 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 22, 1928 — Elwood, Madison, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: July 11, 1906 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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9 months himself |
Donald Francis Wilson Birth: April 14, 1907 24 24 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 14, 1969 — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Catherine Rosealpha Wilson Birth: August 1, 1910 27 27 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: September 3, 1987 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Andrew Wilson Birth: September 10, 1912 29 29 — Kewanna, Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 27, 1960 — Hennepin, Minnesota, United States |
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10 years younger sister |
Mary Ann Wilson Birth: September 23, 1922 39 39 — Elwood, Madison, Indiana, United States Death: November 25, 1995 — Franklin, Indiana, United States |
| Father’s family with Bertha Marie Bohlander |
| father |
Francis Albert Wilson Birth: March 7, 1883 36 24 — Indiana, United States Death: July 25, 1967 — Indiana, United States |
| step-mother |
Bertha Marie Bohlander Birth: September 27, 1897 31 29 — Madison, Indiana, United States Death: April 8, 1980 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 25, 1934 — Madison, Indiana, United States |
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9 months half-sister |
Alberta Marie Wilson Birth: August 28, 1935 52 37 — Madison, Indiana, United States Death: August 28, 1935 — Madison, Indiana, United States |
Donald Francis Wilson has 20 first cousins recorded
Father's family (20)
Parents Thomas Russell Wilson + Laura Una Pearl Gillespie
Parents George Harrington + Margaret Elizabeth Wilson
Parents Clyde Huron Henderson + Jennie Bella Wilson
Parents Walter Wallace Wilson + Nellie Mae Wilson
Parents Hugh Harrison Wilson + Zora Arleen Neff
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Francis Albert Wilson - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Francis Albert Wilson - Household
Salamonie, Huntington, Indiana, United States
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| Name | Effie G. Wilson (nee Gelbaugh) Obituary and Family Listing
Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Saturday, March 24, 1928
Mrs. Effie WILSON, 44, formerly of this city, passed away at her home in Elwood, Ind., Thursday afternoon following an illness of a year's duration from influenza and complications. Effie [GELBAUGH], daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. GELBAUGH, was born in Rochester in the year of 1884 and resided in this city for 23 years. Several years ago she was married to F. A. WILSON and to this union four children were born. The deceased is survived by her husband, two sons, Donald [WILSON], of Chicago, John [WILSON] at home; two daughters, Kathryn [WILSON] and Maryann [WILSON] both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Alf CARTER of this city and Mrs. Milton ROBINSON of Kewanna. Funeral services will be held in Kewanna Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Hugh WILSON. Rev. HILDEBRANDT, of Culver, will have charge of the services. Burial will be made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery, Kewanna.
SOURCE:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1928.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85278404/effie-g-wilson |