Russell W. Wilson

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Russell Winiford Wilson is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of John Thomas Wilson Son of Bert Winiford Wilson and Clara Mabel Wimer

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	14 Jun 1920	Slippery Rock Township, Butler Co., PA
Military		WWII, U.S. Army, South Pacific	Purple Heart; wounded at Philippine Islands (Leyte & Mindanao)
Marriage 1	8 Jun 1944		Eloise M. White b. 3 Oct 1922 d. June 1985
Marriage 2	17 July 1986		Freda R. Hahn Bell b. 28 Mar 1919 d. 10 Oct 2010
Death	16 Aug 2009	Lickingville, Farmington Twp., Clarion Co. PA (home of his son)
Burial	22 Aug 2009	Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Twp., Venango Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 2                  Generation 3              Generation 4
 
                                                     +-- James Luther Wilson
                                                     |   (1857-1929)
                           +-- Bert Winiford Wilson -+
                           |   (1891-1971)           |
 Russell Winiford Wilson --+                         +-- Elizabeth Ann Stoughton
 (1920-2009)               |                             (1862-1932)
                           +-- Clara Mabel Wimer
                               (1891-1944)
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Children

(all children with Eloise M. White)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Russell Lee 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
Slippery Rock Twp., Butler Co. PA	born 1920 - 1930
Nickleville, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA	1930-
Allegheny Ave., Oil City, Venango Co. PA	1947 - 1958	Worked as surveyor, National Fuel
Innis St., Oil City, Venango Co. PA	1958- 1988	Worked as surveyor, National Fuel
329 Gurney Rd.,Franklin, Venango Co. PA 16323	1988 - 2006	retirement; with 2nd wife Freda Hahn Bell
Sugar Creek Twp, Venango Co. PA	July 2006 - 15 July 2009	assisted living center
Lickingville, Venango Co. PA	15 July - 16 Aug 2009	lived with older son's family until his death.

Photo Gallery

Eloise White & Russell W. Wilson, wedding June 1944

Eloise & Russ Wilson & nephew John Vergis, Seattle 1977

Russ & Eloise, visit to brother John Wilson & to Huntsville, Ala. Space Center, Sept 1983

Russ, John, Allene, Ruth 1984

Russ Wilson with sister Allene Wilson Heeter, 16 Mar 2009

Russ and daughter Sharon, 2009

Russ Wilson, 2009

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1930 United States Federal Census, Richland Township, Venango County, PA, Enumeration District 61-40, Page 6, lines 65-73 lists Birt W. Wilson (sic), 39, married to Clara M. Wilson, 38. They live with six children and a live-in farm laborer: daughter Ruth M. Wilson, 17; son Edwin D., 15; son John T. Wilson, 12; son Russel W. Wilson, 9; son Ray B. Wilson, 6; daughter Allene N. Wilson, 3 years and 10 months; and laborer Lester Lawrence, 43. When Birt W. Wilson and Clara M. Wilson got married, he was 20 and she was 19. All of the children except Allene attended school within the census year. Everyone but Allene can read, write, and speak English. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Birt W. Wilson's occupation is listed as "Farmer." This census page is dated April 15th, 1930. Note: Lester Lawrence was a bachelor cousin of Bert Wilson's. Bert's mother, Ella, and Les's mother, Annie, were Stoughton sisters.
2	1940 United States Federal Census, Enum. Dist. 61-54A, Richland Twp, Venango Co., PA, page 3. Census dated 4 Apr 1940. Lines 5-11: Bert Wilson, age 49, head, b. PA, m., farmer; Clara, age 48, wife; Russel, age 19, son; Ray, age 16, son, att'd school; Aline, age 13, dau., att'd school; Lester Lawrence, age 52, cousin; Harry Sethman, age 77, lodger. All b. PA except Mr. Sethman b. IL. No one had income from wages.
4	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
5	Interviews of Russell W. Wilson, 2007-2009, by niece Elizabeth Wilson Williams, and her direct personal knowledge. During the last three years of his life, Russ took his older son Lee, and his niece on driving tours of the old Wilson and Wimer family farms in Butler Co. PA, and to visit his Wimer & Wilson cousins in Butler and Indiana counties, PA. During these tours, written notes and voice recordings of his family recollections and relationships were made.
6	Obituary of Freda Hahn Bell Wilson, from MyFamily.com/KeystoneCorner; news source not specified. Expect Oil City Derrick Freda R. Bell Wilson, age 91, of Franklin, died October 10, 2010 at Sugarcreek Station, Franklin PA. Born 28 March 1919 in Oil City, daughter of Thomas and Lela Moon Hahn. Married in New Bethlehem on19 May 1943 to Ralph E. Bell,(d. January 24, 1982). Married 2nd on 17 July 1986 to Russell W. Wilson (d. 16 August 2009). Surviving: 2 sons, James R. Bell of Florida and Harold W. Bell & wife Susan of Franklin; two grandchildren, Brianne M. Bell of Oil City and Michael W. Bell of Franklin; a step-son, Russell “Lee” Wilson and wife Paula of Lickingville; two step-grandchildren, James C. Wilson and Michael J. Wilson; and two step-great-grandchildren, Nathaniel T. Wilson and Michael Drake Wilson. Preceded in death by parents & husbands; 4 sisters, Gretchen Hunsberger, Myra Fulmer, Betty Huff, and Georgia Walker; 2 brothers, James Edward Hahn and Charles Richard Hahn; daughter-in-law, Rita Bell. Funeral by Hile-Best of Seneca, Cranberry Twp. Oct. 14th, Rev. Sue Montgomery, pastor of Nickleville Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will follow in Nickleville Cemetery, Richland Township, Venango County. Note: step-daughter Sharon Wilson & family, and step-son Richard Wilson(deceased) not named in obituary.	See complete text
7	Correspondence with Sharon Wilson Faunce, daughter of Russell W. Wilson and Eloise White, ongoing. Mom (Eloise) was still alive till June 1985. Move to Gurney Road, Franklin PA was in June 1988 (with 2nd wife Freda) Move to assisted living center, Sugar Creek township, Franklin, PA July 2006.
8	Social Security Death Index lists Russell W. Wilson, born 14 Jun 1920, died 16 Aug 2009, last residence 16323 Franklin, Venango, PA.
9	U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1., lists Russell W. Wilson, born 14 Jun 1920 with two addresses: 922 Innis St., Oil City, PA, 16301-2637 (1982) and 329 Gurney Rd., Franklin, PA, 16323-2165 (1990).
10	U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2., lists Russell W. Wilson, born 14 Jun 1920 with address 6195 US 322, Franklin, PA, 16323-8037.
11	Obituary for Eloise White Wilson from collection of Margaret Kahle, original source not given, possibly Oil City Derrick. Eloise M. Wilson , age 62, of 922 Innis Street,(Franklin, PA) died in St. Vincent's Health Center, Erie, PA. Born 3 Oct 1922 in Oil City. Parents John A. White and Erma E. Seyler. Her husband, Russell W. Wilson survived her., as did two sons: Russell L. Wilson of Tippery and Richard S. Wilson of Alexandria, VA; a daughter: Sharon Hunter of Auburn, WA; a sister: Phyllis Carter of Meadville, PA; and four grandchildren. She was a nurse who worked in Franklin Regional Med. Ctr and Oil City Area Health Ctr. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church.
12	Gravestone at Sunset Hill Memorial Park, Cranberry, Venango Co., PA, Section A, lists Russell W. Wilson, 1920 - 2009, and Eloise M. White, 1922 - 1985.