Julius was born in 1913 in Texas. He was the son of Dan WIison and Sophie Elridge.[1] In 1910 Julius was living with his mother and grandfather in Cameron, MIlam County, Texas.[2]
When Julius registered for the World War II draft in 1940 he was living in Fort Worth Texas. His next of kin was listed as his mother, Sophie Scott.[3]
He had been a resident of San Angelo, Texas before being admitted to Legion State Hospital in Kerr County, Texas. He passed away in the hospital in 1958 from tuberculosis.
Julius was buried in Tivy Mountain Cemetery in Kerrville, Texas. [4]
Sources
↑Death:
"Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982"
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2272 #22541685 (accessed 16 October 2023)
Julius E Wilson death 7 Sep 1958 (born 29 Sep 1913), son of Dan Wilson & Sophie Eldrige, in Precinct 1, Kerr, Texas, USA.
↑1920 Census:
"1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Cameron, Milam, Texas; Roll: T625_1832; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 113 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #36861152 (accessed 16 October 2023)
Julius E Wilson (6), single son, in household of Sofie Wilson (30) in Cameron, Milam, Texas. Born in Texas.
↑Military:
"U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1647 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #21138076 (accessed 16 October 2023)
Name: Julius Edmund Wilson; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Age: 27; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 29 Sep 1913; Birth Place: Milam, Texas, USA; Residence Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA; Employer: Burkburnett Bldg; Height: 5 9; Weight: 156; Complexion: Dark Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Black; Next of Kin: Sophie Scott; Household Members (Name) Age Relationship: Julius Edmund Wilson 27 Self (Head) Sophie Scott Mother.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #43291432 (accessed 16 October 2023)
Memorial page for Julius E Wilson (29 Sep 1913-7 Sep 1958), citing Tivy Mountain Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Linda Nielsen (contributor 47095736).
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