Eloise M. White

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Eloise White is not in my direct ancestry. She is related by marriage in the following ways: Wife of Russell W. Wilson Sister-in-law of John Thomas Wilson Daughter-in-law of Bert Winiford Wilson and Clara Mabel Wimer

Eloise White was one of two daughters of John Arthur White and wife Erma Eloise Seyler. Her sister is Phyllis White Carter (b. 13 Dec 1925) of Meadville, PA. Eloise was trained and worked as a nurse during the World War II era and during her early married life. She married in 1944 to Russell W. Wilson of Nickleville, Venango Co. PA. Eloise worked at the Franklin Hospital, and later at the Oil City Hospital, both in Venango Co. PA. She was the mother of two sons and a daughter. She and Russ enjoyed traveling together around the country. She was married for 41 years, and died in 1985, at age 63, of throat cancer.
Eloise's mother was Erma Eloise Seyler, wife of John Arthur White. Erma had a brother born 1887 who died at age 2 weeks, and two sisters, Elsie Floride Seyler Huff (1888-1961) and Alta Marie Seyler (1892-1991). Alta lived with her niece Eloise's family during the years they lived on Allegheny Ave. and Innis St., to care for the children while Eloise worked nights at Oil City Hospital.
Source:

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	3 Oct 1922	Oil City PA
Marriage	8 Jun 1944	Oil City PA	To Russell W. Wilson
Death	5 Jun 1985	Oil City PA

Ancestry chart segment

    Generation 2                  Generation 3             
 
                                                    
                                                     
                        +-- Bert Winiford Wilson 
                        |   (1891-1971)           
 +--Russell W. Wilson --+                         
 |  (1920-2009)         |                             
 |                      +-- Clara Mabel Wimer
 |                          (1891-1944)
 +                          
 |
 |                      +-- John Arthur White
 |                      |   (1890-1963)
 +--Eloise White -------+
                        |
                        +-- Erma Eloise Seyler
                            (1894-1983)
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Children

(3 children with Russell W. Wilson)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
living son Wilson	M			To
living daughter Wilson	F			To
Richard Steven Wilson	M	14 Apr 1950	Oil City PA hospital	living Nufher	no children ; died 10 June 2004 in Florida ; buried Sunset Memorial, Cranberry, Venango Co. PA

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Oil City, Venango Co. PA	born 1922
Allegheny Ave., near a bread bakery, Oil City, Venango PA	1947 -1958
Innis St., Oil City, PA		1958 - d. 1985

Photo Gallery

Eloise White & Russell W. Wilson, wedding June 1944

Eloise & Russ Wilson & nephew John Vergis, Seattle 1977

Russ & Eloise ca. 1981

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	Obituary of Russell W. Wilson, The Derrick, Wed. 19 Aug 2009, pg. 18. Russell W. Wilson, 89, of Franklin, died 16 Aug 2009 at home of his son in Lickingville, Farmington Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Born 14 June 1920 in Slippery Rock, Butler Co. PA., son of Bert W. & Clara Mabel Wimer Wilson. Graduate of Emlenton High School in 1939. Served in U. S. Army in WWII, stationed in the South Pacific; Wounded on the Philippine Islands of Leyte and Mindanao; recipient of the Purple Heart. Member of American Legion Post 32, Oil City. Member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Oil City. Employed 33 yrs. as surveyor, geological department, at National Fuel, retiring in 1984. He married 8 June 1944 to Eloise White who died 1985. He married 2nd on 17 July 1986 to Freda R. Bell who survives. (See full text for listing of children, grandchildren, siblings, step-children.) Funeral Sat. Aug 22; interment at Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Twp., Venango Co. PA on Mon. 24 Aug 2009.	See complete text & photo
2	Sharon Wilson Faunce, daughter of Russell W. Wilson & Eloise White, cousin of this website researcher Elizabeth Wilson Williams, correspondence ongoing. Russ & Eloise were married 8 June 1944. Russ & Eloise lived first on Allegheny St, Oil City PA, and moved to Innis St. when Sharon was in 1st grade. Eloise died during the time they lived on Innis St. Eloise & her sister Phyllis were both born in Oil City, children of Irma & John Arthur White. Irma had a sister, Alta. Mom (Eloise) died on 5 June 1985.
3	Gravestone at Sunset Hill Memorial Park, Cranberry, Venango Co., PA, Section A, lists Russell W. Wilson, 1920 - 2009, and Eloise M. White, 1922 - 1985.	}