George Milton Wilson (1895 - 1970)

Born 15 Dec 1895 in Mount Forest, Bay, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Margaret (Guinan) Wilson — married 9 Oct 1926 in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States

Died 8 Feb 1970 at age 74 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States

Biography

The son of Ambrose Wilson III and Caroline (Vanderpool) Wilson, George was born in Mount Forest in 1895.^[1] He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, at the age of 21. He stated his occupation was farming, and he was described as being a short man with a medium build, brown hair and grey eyes.^[2] He enlisted on April 29, 1918 and served as a Private 1st Class in the 337th Infantry's Company F, a supply company.^[3] He sailed out of Brest, France, aboard the President Grant, on July 1, 1919 and arriving into Boston on July 12th.^[4]

He returned to his family's home in Mount Forest after the war^[5] and married Julia Margaret Guinan (1901-1954), a Canadian immigrant and the daughter of Thomas Edward Guinan and Matilda Elderbroom. They married in Port Huron, Michigan on October 9, 1926.^[6] Their children included:

1. Garry Lawrence Wilson (1928-2013)
2. Gerald L. Wilson (1931-2016)

He passed away at the age of 75^[7] and is buried at Saint Michaels Cemetery in Pinconning, Michigan.^[8][9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQZN-SQ2 : 12 August 2019), George Wilson, 13 Dec 1895; citing item 2 p 272 rn 1466, Mount Forest Twp., Bay, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,322,562.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66L-BK9 : 6 March 2020), George M Wilson, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2C-X4VB : 8 September 2019), Geo M Wilson, Michigan, United States; citing Military Service, Michigan, United States, Michigan Department of State, Lansing; FHL microfilm 008461437.
4. ↑ The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 260. Ancestry.com. U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Ancestry Record 61174 #9907399 with attached Image
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZS7-HXN : accessed 9 October 2020), George Wilson in household of Ambrose Wilson, Mount Forest, Bay, Michigan, United States; citing ED 97, sheet 8B, line 67, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 754; FHL microfilm 1,820,754.
6. ↑ Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 211; Film Title: 76 Shiawassee 9000-77 St. Clair 2719; Film Description: Shiawassee (1951)-St Clair (1930). Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 9093 #1740493 with attached Image
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKCL-14D : 22 August 2020), George Wilson, Feb 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGB-31MV : 3 July 2020), George Milton Wilson, 1970; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #133770626
9. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWKR-BBW2 : 26 October 2019), George Milton Wilson, 18 Jul 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
10. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPD-3ZFX : accessed 9 October 2020), George Wilson in entry for Gary Lawrence Wilson, Michigan, United States, 06 Apr 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Flint Journal, The, born-digital text.