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Wilson, Virgil

Wilson, Virgil

Male 1905 - 1922  (17 years)


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  • Name Wilson, Virgil 
    Birth 28 Jul 1905  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number WILS.V001 
    _FGRAVE 24054177 
    Death 31 Oct 1922  South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: Electrocution 
    Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Headstone, Wilson, Virgil    		 Headstone, Wilson, Virgil


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
    Headstone, Wilson, Virgil    		 Headstone, Wilson, Virgil


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
    Headstone, Wilson, Virgil    		 Headstone, Wilson, Virgil
    Person ID I2157  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Luke - Harrington

    William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants, Luke - Fuller

    Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2023 

    Father Wilson, John Allen,   b. 25 Dec 1874, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1910 (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Luke, Maude May,   b. 29 May 1883, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1945, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 18 Dec 1901  Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Family ID F119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Abbott, George A.,   b. 1876, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1963, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship Stepchild 
    Mother Luke, Maude May,   b. 29 May 1883, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1945, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 7 Aug 1911  Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9, 10] 
    Family ID F120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jul 1905 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Electrocution - 31 Oct 1922 - South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Boy Instantly Killed in Attempt to Move Wire
      November 1, 1922 page 1 Urbana Courier

      Homer, Ill., Nov. 1. - Virgil Wilson, employed on the farm of W. H. Taylor, west of here, was killed by electrocution at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when he attempted to remove a wire that obstructed a path of a corn dump that he and Mr. Taylor were taking home from a sale.

      Mr. Taylor purchased the dump last Wednesday and yesterday he and Wilson went to take it home. At a point east of town a wire was hanging too low to clear the dump and Wilson attempted to raise it. The wire proved to be charged with electricity and he was killed instantly.

      Wilson was only 17 years old. He had been employed by Mr. Taylor during the past two years.

      The body was taken last night to the undertaking rooms of L. L. Hamill and was sent at 5 o'clock this morning to Clay City, Illinois, the home of the victim's people. Mr. Hamill accompanied the remains as far as Danville and Mr. Taylor went all the way.

      A coroner's inquest conducted at the undertaking rooms last night resulted in a verdict of accidental death by electric shock.

      Transcribed by the Homer Historical Society

  • Sources 
    1. [S1425] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wilson, Virgil, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24054177/virgil-wilson) (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S224] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 4A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00614&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S229] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society, Olney, Illinois, 1910 Federal Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, Page 56, Family #14, (Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society, Olney, Illinois, First Edition, February 1990), Page 55, Family #8, none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S227] Ancestry.com, 1910; Census Place: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Roll T624_233; Page: 1A (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S509] Margie Stone, Margie Stone, , e-mail to Carl W. Gray, May 26, 2007 8:45pm, Subject: Luke/Wilson family, (Margie Stone) (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S14366] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society, Richland County Marriages, 1840-1915, Brides Book, page #205, (Richland County Marriages, 1840-1915, Brides Book, Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society August 20, 1993), none. (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S14367] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, Wilson, John and Luke, Maude May, Volume 003, Page 0109, License #00000156, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S225] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 02, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S223] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 6b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00138&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S14368] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, Abbott, George and Wilson, Maude (Mrs.), Volume 003, Page 0249, License #00000092, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2).


 

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