Wilson Family Project

🔵 Lawrence A. Wilson

Age: 81y, 7m, 13d

Son of Joseph Evart Wilson and Orpha Ann Hyde

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📆 Events

Type	Date	Age at Event	Place
Birth	15 JUN 1911		Grant, Newaygo, Michigan, USA
Residence	07 JAN 1920	8y, 6m, 22d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence	1930	18y, 5m, 15d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence	1940	28y, 5m, 15d	South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Death	28 JAN 1993	81y, 7m, 13d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Birth
Date: 15 JUN 1911, Age:
Place: Grant, Newaygo, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 07 JAN 1920, Age: 8y, 6m, 22d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence
Date: 1930, Age: 18y, 5m, 15d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence
Date: 1940, Age: 28y, 5m, 15d
Place: South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Death
Date: 28 JAN 1993, Age: 81y, 7m, 13d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

👩‍❤️‍👨 Relationships

🟣 Maude Van Valkenburg, b. 04 MAY 1911

Events

Type	Date	Age at Event	Place
Marriage	11 FEB 1932	20y, 7m, 26d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Marriage
Date: 11 FEB 1932, Age: 20y, 7m, 26d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Children With Maude Van Valkenburg

🟣 Living Person
🔵 Living Person

📰 Event Sources

Birth, 15 JUN 1911

Michigan, U.S., Birth Records, 1867-1914

Name: Lawrence Wilson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1911
Birth Place: Grant, Michigan, USA
Father: Joseph Wilson
Mother: Orpha Hyde
Jurisdiction Number: 212-433
Reference Number: Vol 39E

Residence, 07 JAN 1920

1920 US Census

Name: Lawrence Wilson
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1912
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
Attended School: yes

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

Residence, 1930

1930 US Census

Marriage, 11 FEB 1932

Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Name: Maude Van Valkenburg
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Year: abt 1912
Birth Place: Grand Rapids
Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1932
Marriage Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
License County: Kent
Age: 20
Residence Place: Grand Rapids
Father: Jacob Van Valkenburg
Mother: Gertrude Van Laar
Spouse: Lawrence Wilson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Year: abt 1912
Birth Place: Tyrone Twp Kent Co, Michigan
Age: 20
Residence Place: Grand Rapids
Father: Joseph Wilson
Mother: Orpha Hyde
County File Number: 267
State File Number: 41 11271
Film: 112
Film Title: 41 Kent 9300-12539
Film Description: Kent (1930 - 1933)

Residence, 1940

1940 US Census

Death, 28 JAN 1993

Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996

Name: Lawrence A. Wilson
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1911
Death Date: 28 Jan 1993
Gender: Male
Residence: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Place of Death: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: LAWRENCE A WILSON
Birth: 15 Jun 1911
Death: 28 Jan 1993
Last Residence: 49505 (Grand Rapids, Kent, MI)
Last Benefit: (none specified)
SSN: ###-##-####
Issued: Michigan

The Grand Rapids Press

WILSON -- Mr. Lawrence A. Wilson, aged 81, passed away Thursday, January 28, 1992 at St. Mary's Hospital. He is survived by his children, Patricia and Louis Thomas of Comstock Park, James and Norma Wilson of Grand Rapids; five grandchildren, Michael (Janet) Thomas, Louis M. Thomas, David (Cindy) Thomas, Larry (Nan) Wilson, Tom (Meg) Wilson; ten great-grandchildren; his brother, Fletcher "Max" (Beatrice) Wilson of Florida; his sister, Laura (Andrew) Cree of Grand Rapids; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maude. Mr. Wilson was a former co-owner of Wilson Trucking Company. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the Van'T Hof Chapel with interment in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Site last updated on 9/28/2025