William Amber Wilson^[1]

1891 - 1978  (87 years)

• Name	William Amber Wilson
  Born	16 Jan 1891	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	16 May 1978  [3, 4]
  Buried	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I35585	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Elijah L. "Lige" Wilson,   b. 29 Dec 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Feb 1957  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Eliza Shults,   b. 15 Oct 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Mar 1957  (Age 85 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1889	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F22262	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Maude Exemine Trentham,   b. 9 Mar 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Nov 1977  (Age 80 years)
  Children	+ 1. James R. Wilson,   b. 21 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 2003  (Age 89 years) + 2. Verla Viola Wilson,   b. 15 Dec 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Sep 2001, Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)   3. Oscar Elmer Wilson,   d. Bef 2 Nov 1999 + 4. Lawrence Buford Wilson,   b. 18 Mar 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 1971  (Age 54 years) + 5. Paul Lee Wilson,   b. 15 Sep 1918,   d. 9 Apr 2005  (Age 86 years) + 6. Edith Wilson,   b. 22 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jan 2004, Taylorsville, Georgia  (Age 83 years)   7. Mildred Wilson,   b. 10 Sep 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Mar 1991  (Age 68 years) + 8. Everette Amber Wilson,   b. 24 Jun 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Feb 2004, Seymour, Tennessee  (Age 79 years) + 9. Mary Inez Wilson,   b. 10 Jul 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Mar 2011  (Age 84 years) + 10. Cecile Wilson,   b. Abt 1929, Tennessee  (Age ~ 95 years) + 11. Hugh Edward Wilson,   b. 7 Mar 1930, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Nov 2014, Lakeway Regional Hospital, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)   12. Lois Wilson,   b. Abt 1933, Tennessee  (Age ~ 91 years) + 13. Kay Virginia Wilson,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee  (Age ~ 89 years) + 14. Velma Ruth Wilson,   b. 17 Apr 1937, Tennessee  (Age 87 years) + 15. Boyd Wilson,   b. 24 Nov 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Nov 1999, Baptist Hospital of E. Tennessee  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F12980	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Jan 1891 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Given name may be Ambrose. ---------- Reference "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 116. James Shults GEDCOM, Jamesshults@worldnet.att.net, July 1996. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 217.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 29 Mar 1957. Eliza Wilson obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Amber W Wilson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 49 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Amber W Wilson Head M 49 Tennessee Maude Wilson Wife F 43 Tennessee Evert Wilson Son M 15 Tennessee Inez Wilson Daughter F 13 Tennessee Cecil Wilson Daughter F 11 Tennessee Hue Wilson Son M 10 Tennessee Lowis Wilson Daughter F 7 Tennessee Kay Wilson Daughter F 5 Tennessee Velma Wilson Daughter F 3 Tennessee Boyd Wilson Son M 1 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), A7, 2 Nov 1999. Boyd Wilson Obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 16 May 1978. Wilson, William Amber Jan 16, 1891 Tn May 16, 1978 Father: Wilson, Elijah Mother: Shults, Eliza Sons: James, Hugh, Boyd, Paul, Everett Daughters: Virla Whaley, Edith Caton, Mildred Hannon, Inez Lewis, Lois Ming, Kay Mc Carter, Cicil Roberts, Ruth Christopher Cemetery: Middle Creek Brothers: Lee, Charlie , Tommy, Weslwy, Edward, Jessie Sisters: Mary Laudermilk, Bessie Mc Gill, Tetha Sexton, Hattie Brackins [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 314.