Wilson, Eldon Lee

1919 - 1969  (50 years)

• Name	Wilson, Eldon Lee
  Birth	1919	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	10 Apr 1930	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4]
  	1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b
  		1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 06, page 03b
  Census	19 Apr 1940	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 5]
  	1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 13b
  		1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 13b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	WILS.E003
  _FGRAVE	35089407
  Death	30 Sep 1969	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California   [1, 6, 7]
  	Cause: Automobile Accident
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I17154	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Wilson, Franklin Kimbol 'Fank',   b. 1890, Illinois d. 1966 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Toliver, Bernice B.,   b. 11 Sep 1892, Indiana d. 4 Dec 1973 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F2055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1919 - Illinois Census - 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b - 10 Apr 1930 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 13b - 19 Apr 1940 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Automobile Accident - 30 Sep 1969 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Eldon Wilson, former Clay City resident, and brother of Charles Wilson of Olney, died Tuesday, September 30, 1969, in Los Angeles from injuries received when he was struck by an automobile. The remains have been returned to the Easley Funeral Home at Clay City. Funeral services will be held at the Easley Funeral Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Friday, with Rev. Leland Hooper in charge. Burial will be at Clay City Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Bernice Wilson of Springfield; three brothers, Charles of Olney, Jack of Springfield, and Richard, Highland; five sisters, Mrs. G. E. (Margaret) Ross of Marine, Mrs. Joe Mildred) Finn of Newton, Mrs. Paul (Mary) Young of Abilene, Texas, Mrs. Phillip (Maxine) Larimore of Baton Rouge, La., and Miss Martha Wilson of Springfield. Olney Daily Mail Olney , IL October, 1969

  
  

• Sources

  [S4157] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wilson, Eldon Lee, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35089407/eldon-lee-wilson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1784] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S354] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 06, page 3b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584337_00609&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1672] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 13A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00632&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S2764] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 12, page 6b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. [S1781] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Ross, Margaret B., 95, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 30 Dec 2009 @ 10:11 AM), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1782] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilson, Martha Jean, 69, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2561&GScid=105163&GRid=35089453&), none. (Reliability: 2).