Wilson Family Project

🔵 Joseph Earl Wilson

Son of Joseph Evart Wilson and Orpha Ann Hyde

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35616804(Joseph Earl Wilson<br /><small>b: 03 JUL 1906</small>):::primary
63932813(<a class="text-white" href="/people/6/63932813">Orpha Ann Hyde</a><br /><small>b: 24 OCT 1886</small>):::parents-->35616804
73883806(<a class="text-white" href="/people/7/73883806">Minnie Jane Sidle</a><br /><small>b: 27 MAR 1864</small>):::grands-->63932813
23020300(<a class="text-white" href="/people/2/23020300">John Levi Hyde</a><br /><small>b: 08 DEC 1845</small>):::grands-->63932813
57306025(<a class="text-white" href="/people/5/57306025">Joseph Evart Wilson</a><br /><small>b: May 1871</small>):::parents-->35616804
27722232(<a class="text-white" href="/people/2/27722232">Mary Jane Conant</a><br /><small>b: 18 MAR 1832</small>):::grands-->57306025
67777324(<a class="text-white" href="/people/6/67777324">Edmund Holloway Wilson</a><br /><small>b: 22 JUL 1829</small>):::grands-->57306025
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📆 Events

Type	Date	Age at Event	Place
Birth	03 JUL 1906		Michigan, USA
Residence	08 MAY 1910	3y, 10m, 5d	Tyrone Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence	07 JAN 1920	13y, 6m, 4d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence	1930	23y, 4m, 27d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence	1940	33y, 4m, 27d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Burial	26 SEP 1967	61y, 2m, 23d	Greenwood Cemetery, Sparta, Kent, Michigan, USA

Birth
Date: 03 JUL 1906, Age:
Place: Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 08 MAY 1910, Age: 3y, 10m, 5d
Place: Tyrone Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 07 JAN 1920, Age: 13y, 6m, 4d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence
Date: 1930, Age: 23y, 4m, 27d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence
Date: 1940, Age: 33y, 4m, 27d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Burial
Date: 26 SEP 1967, Age: 61y, 2m, 23d
Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Sparta, Kent, Michigan, USA

👩‍❤️‍👨 Relationships

🟣 Ruth , b. 1912

Children With Ruth

🔵 Living Person
🟣 Living Person
🟣 Joy Dawn Wilson, b. 13 JAN 1930
🟣 Dixie Lee Wilson, b. 06 AUG 1932
🔵 Gary Lee Wilson, b. 08 JAN 1946

📰 Event Sources

Residence, 08 MAY 1910

1910 US Census

Name: Joseph Wilson
Age in 1910: 3
Birth Date: 1907
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1910: Tyrone, Kent, Michigan, USA
Sheet Number: 9b
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan
Enumeration District Number: 0142
Enumerated Year: 1910

Household members:

Joseph Nelson, 37, Head

Orpha Wilson, 24, Wife

Clifford Wilson, 6, Son

Joseph Wilson, 3, Son

Edd Wilson, 81, Father

Residence, 07 JAN 1920

1920 US Census

Name: Joseph Wilson
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1920: Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent, Michigan
Street: Taylor Ave
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Orpha Wilson
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Household members:
Orpha Wilson, 33, Head
Joseph Wilson, 13, Son
Lawrence Wilson, 8, Son
Maxwell Wilson, 6, Son

Residence, 1930

1930 US Census

Residence, 1940

1940 US Census

Site last updated on 9/28/2025