William R. Wilson^[1]

1872 - 1943  (70 years)

• Name	William R. Wilson
  Born	3 Jul 1872	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	7 Jan 1943  [3]
  Buried	Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I56235	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	William M. "Billy" Wilson,   b. 25 Oct 1838, North Carolina ,   d. 19 Sep 1925  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Jemima Narcissus "Nurses" Watson,   b. 10 Mar 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Dec 1919  (Age 76 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1871	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F20809	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rachel V. Williams,   b. 2 Apr 1871, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Oct 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 54 years)
  Children	+ 1. Eli Wilson,   b. 7 Feb 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Nov 1986  (Age 94 years)   2. Minnie Wilson,   b. 17 Mar 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Aug 1970  (Age 68 years)   3. Sarah Wilson,   b. 6 Jun 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 1993  (Age 88 years) + 4. Bertha Elvoria Wilson,   b. 4 Sep 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Nov 2002, Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 96 years)   5. Misher Wilson,   d. Bef 17 Nov 2002   6. Roxie Mae Wilson,   b. Abt 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Feb 2003, Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Headstones		Mother Rachel Wilson 1871 - 1925 Father William Wilson 1872 - 1943 Gone from our home, but not forgotten.
  Family ID	F22657	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Jul 1872 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Boogertown 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

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 392.

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 17 Nov 2002. Bertha Elvoria Trentham obituary [S112] Census, 1940. name: W R Wilson titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 67 marital status: Widowed race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Head birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1873 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 78-21 family number: 92 sheet number and letter: 7A line number: 12 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00545 Household Gender Age Birthplace head W R Wilson M 67 Tennessee daughter Minnie Wilson F 38 Tennessee daughter Bertha Trenthem F 31 Tennessee son-in-law Billard Trenthem M 30 Tennessee grandchild Margret Trenthem F 8 Tennessee grandchild Marie Trenthem F 5 Tennessee daughter Roxie Trenthem F 23 Tennessee [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 3 Jan 1943. Wilson, Willaim July 3, 1872 Tn Jan 7, 1943 Father: Wilson, William N.C. Mother: Watson, Nersie Tn Sons: Eli, Misher Daughters: Minnie, Roxie, Mrs. Bertha Trentham Cemetery: Oldham Creek Brothers: Mitchell, Jim, George, Dave, Elijah Sisters: Mrs. Alsie Watson, Mrs. Polly Pryor, Mrs. Jane Watson, Mrs. Tilda Mc Mahan [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 285.