Alvin Merle Wilson

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Alvin Merle Wilson is not in my direct ancestor. He is 2 steps removed in the following ways: Son of James Garfield Wilson & nephew of Bert Winiford Wilson Grandson of James L. Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Stoughton

Merle Wilson was born in 1910, the second child of Jim Wilson and Lorena Bernice Mayer. He married Elda Bickel. Merle and his sister Pearl both married Bickels and later lived on adjacent farms (just west of Rt. 8, on the south side of Rt.108 going toward Slippery Rock). This suggests they may have divided the old Bickel farm between them.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1910	Brady Twp., Butler County, PA
Marriage	>1930		To Elda Bickel
Death
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 2             Generation 3              Generation 4
 
                                                  +-- James L. Wilson
                                                  |   (1857-1929)   
                      +-- James Garfield Wilson --+
                      |   (1887-1931)             |
 Alvin Merle Wilson --+                           +-- Elizabeth Ann Stoughton
 (1910 - ????)        |                               (1862-1932)
                      +-- Lorena Bernice Mayer
                          (1890-1924)

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Children

( children with Clifford Bickel)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Joan Carol Wilson	F			unknown Bowman
Ford Thomas Wilson	M
Margaret Wilson	F			unknown Headland

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Brady Township, Butler County, PA; parents' home	1910- till marriage
Slippery Rock Twp., Butler County, PA ; farm with wife Elda Bickel	marriage - death

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1910 United States Federal Census, Brady Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 58, Page 3, lines 8-11 lists James G. Wilson, white male age 22, has been married one year, Sawmill laborer; wife Lorena B. Wilson, age 19, has given birth to one child, still living; daughter Sara P. Wilson, age 10 months. Mabel A. Campbell, white female servant, age 18, single. All born PA, all parents born PA. All 3 adults can read & write. This census is dated 19 Apr 1910.
2	1920 United States Federal Census, West Liberty Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 3, Page 4, lines 76-82 lists James G. Wilson, 32, married toRena Wilson, age "Un". They live with daughter Pearl Wilson, 10; son Merle Wilson, 8; son Brice C. Wilson, 6; daughter Bernice E. Wilson, 4; and son Kenneth Wilson, 2. Pearl and Merle attended school within the last year. James, Rena, and Pearl can read, write, and speak English. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. James G. Wilson is a farmer. This census page is dated 26 Jan 1920, though margin notes indicate that this particular entry was taken on 27 Jan 1920.
3	1930 United States Federal Census, West Liberty Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 67, Page 1, lines 9-20 lists James G. Wilson, 43, married to Della R. Wilson, 43. They were both 21 at the time of their first marriage. They live with son Merl A. Wilson, 19; son Brice C. Wilson, 17; daughter Vernice E. Wilson, 14; son Kenneth J. Wilson, 12; daughter Dorothy H. Wilson, 8; son Homel W. Wilson, 7; son James E. Wilson, 3; daughter Mary J. Wilson, 1 year 11 months; daughter Ma[illegible] E. Wilson, 8 months; and stepdaughter Betty Wicks, 7. Vernice, Kenneth, Dorothy, and Homel attended school within the last year. Everyone can read and write except for Homel, James E., Mary, Ma[illegible], and Betty. James G. Wilson and his parents were born in PA. Della was born in WV, though her parents were both born in PA. All of the children were born in PA. James G. Wilson is a farmer on land that he owns. Merl and Brice work as farm laborers. James E., Mary J., Ma[illegible], and Betty are listed as unable to speak English.
4	Manuscript of John T. Wilson researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of McDeavitt cousins and of his aunts Stella Wimer (McNeese), Lizzy Wimer (McDeavitt), Meda Wimer (McDeavitt), and Mary Gahagan. John T. Wilson was a son of Bert W. Wilson.
5	Russell W. Wilson, (nephew of James G. Wilson). Russ Wilson interviewed by niece Elizabeth Wilson Williams, Sept 2006. Interview included road trip through family farm sited of Butler County PA.	N/A
6	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winiford Wilson.
7	Paul Keith Heckathorn, grandson of James G. Wilson; correspondence 1988-1991.	N/A

Source Notes

• As Pearl Wilson & Clifford Bickel lived adjacent to Merle Wilson & Elda Bickel, (on farms just south of Rt. 108 (near Rt. 8 outside of Slippery Rock), it is possible that the old Bickel farm was divided between these two families.