Wilson, Martha Jean

1927 - 1996  (69 years)

• Name	Wilson, Martha Jean
  Birth	13 Sep 1927	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 13b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 03b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 06, page 03b
  Occupation	Retired Registered Nurse with Illinois Department of Public Health  [1]
  Reference Number	WILS.M015
  _FGRAVE	35089453
  Military Service	World War II, Cadet Nurse Corps  [1]
  	Plot: 2 Add. Row 14
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  Death	3 Oct 1996	Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  Burial	6 Oct 1996	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  	Private family graveside services will be Sunday at the Clay City Cemetery. Bro. Brad Harris will of-ficiate at the services. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.
  Person ID	I17158	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Wilson, Franklin Kimbol 'Fank',   b. 1890, Illinois d. 1966 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Toliver, Bernice B.,   b. 11 Sep 1892, Indiana d. 4 Dec 1973 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F2055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Sep 1927 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 3 Oct 1996 - Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 6 Oct 1996 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Martha Jean WILSON, 69, of Springfield, formerly of Clay City, died at 11:05 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 1996, at Flora Care Center, Flora. Private family graveside services will be Sunday at the Clay City Cemetery. Brother Brad HARRIS will officiate at the services. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association. Miss WILSON was born on Sept. 13, 1927, in Clay City. She was a retired registered nurse with the Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, and a member of the St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Springfield. Surviving are two brothers, Jack WILSON of Springfield, and Richard WILSON of Highland; three sisters, Margaret ROSS of Clay City, Mildren FINN of Newton, and Maxine LARIMORE of Baton Rouge, LA; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and one sister.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1782] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilson, Martha Jean, 69, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2561&GScid=105163&GRid=35089453&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4162] Funeral Card, Wilson, Martha Jean, none. (Reliability: 2). [S4163] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wilson, Martha Jean, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wilson&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=35089453&) (Reliability: 2). [S1784] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S354] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 06, page 3b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584337_00609&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1781] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Ross, Margaret B., 95, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 30 Dec 2009 @ 10:11 AM), none. (Reliability: 2).