Name Info

Matthew Meredith WILSON 1886-1917
Fathers:ROBERT,MATTHEW,MATHEW,JAMES,WILLIAM

Search.........Person
Gender.........male
PAF-ID.........09121934
Age............31y 4m 29d
Fam-Group......WILSON
Fam-ID.........WILSON
Citizenship....US born
Status.........deceased
Last-Marital...single

#Marriages.....0
#Divorces......0
#Sources.......4
#Events........1
#Images:.......5
#Comments......1
#Siblings......5
#Children......0

Person-Type....A
Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
Parent?........father
Spouse?........
Sibling?.......brother
Child?.........son
Twin...........no
Adopted?.......

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Burial.........Forest Hill Cemetery unmarked grave #356 block 14

Parents and Siblings
  1. Parent: ROBERT STITT WILSON, male, born:1856-09-16 Zanesville (Muskingum) Ohio, died:1916-01-28 (59y 4m 12d) Kansas City (Jackson) Missouri, Anc:1, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #M:1, #Cmnts:3, #SrcDocs:7
  2. Parent: IDA MELVIN, female, born:1862-01-12 Cedarville (Greene) Ohio, died:1922-07-17 (60y 6m 5d) Kansas City (Jackson) Missouri, Anc:1, Dad:THOMAS K. MELVIN, Mom:ELIZABETH JANE RIGGS, #M:1, #Cmnts:2, #SrcDocs:4
  3. Sibling: Thomas Melvin WILSON, male, born:1888-05-13 Zanesville (Muskingum) Ohio, died:1976-02-02 (87y 8m 20d) Kansas City (Jackson) Missouri, Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:6
  4. Sibling: Albert Chew WILSON, male, born:1891-06-24 Kansas City (Jackson) Missouri, died:1963-10-14 (72y 3m 20d) Excelsior Springs (Clay) Missouri, Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #M:2, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:5
  5. Sibling: Janie WILSON, female, born:1893-08-22 Kansas City (Jackson) Missouri, died:1970 (76y 4m 10d) , Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #M:1, #SrcDocs:1
  6. Sibling: EDWIN LAWRENCE WILSON, male, born:1895-11-22 Kansas City (Jackson) Missouri, died:1971-09-13 (75y 9m 22d) Riverside (Platte) Missouri, Anc:1, Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #M:2, #Cmnts:4, #SrcDocs:9
  7. Sibling: Celia WILSON, female, born:1900-01-22 Kansas City (Jackson) Missouri, died:1946-06-15 (46y 4m 24d) Kansas City (Jackson) Missouri, Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:4

Events
Obit
: 1886-01 , Age:31y 4m 29d, ?Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, ImageID: W__0264
Birth
: 1886-01-20, Age:31y 4m 29d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio
Census
: 1900 , Age:31y 4m 29d, Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, Role:census federal, Matthew b.1886 OH living with parents
Death
: 1917-06-18, Age:31y 4m 29d, Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, ImageID: W__0050
Livedin
: ?, Age:31y 4m 29d, Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, 2511 East 21st Street, lived here at the time of his death
Burial
: ?, Age:31y 4m 29d, Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, Forest Hill Cemetery, unmarked grave #356 block 14, plot cost $12.50 in 1917 His is buried under a large tree, near his father.

Places In
Kansas City (Jackson) Missouri
Xenia (Greene) Ohio
Zanesville (Muskingum) Ohio

General

Matthew was born just ten days after the death of his paternal grandfather for whom he was named after.


Image(s) - hover Image IDs to popup full text
W__0050 - Death Notations in Robert S. Wilson Family per the Wilson Family Bible
W__0186 - Possibly Matthew M. Wilson as Baby in Bonnet [Gatch] in Wilson Family Bible
W__0187 - Matthew M. Wilson on 21st Birthday
W__0188 - Matthew M. Wilson in Ornate Chair [2 copies]
W__0208 - Family Births of Robert S. Wilson family per the Wilson Family Bible


Sources
Wilson Family Bible notes, circa 1880


Data Issues
AncFlags between Spouses Mismatched

Historical
1886: Russia - Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians, Imam Shamil defeated
1888: Brazil - Slavery banned in Brazil
1888: England - Jack the Ripper is believed to have begun murdering in August and murdered his last victim in November
1889: Brazil - End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1889: France - Eiffel tower was Inaugurated in Paris
1889: India - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community
1890: United States - The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the American Indian Wars, this event represents the end of the American Old West
1891: United States - James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, Invents basketball
1894-1895: Japan, Korea - After the First Sino-Japanese War, China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea
1895-1896: Ethiopia, Italy - Ethiopia defeats Italy in the First Italo-Ethiopian War
1896: Canada - Klondike Gold Rush in Canada
1896: Greece - Olympic Games revived in Athens
1896: Philippines, Spain - Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule
1897: Korea - Gojong, or Emperor Gwangmu, proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire lasts until 1910
1898-1900: China - The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance
1898-1902: Colombia - The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the "Liberales" and "Conservadores", culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903
1898: United States, Cuba, Philippines - The United States gains control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
1899: England, South Africa - Second Boer War begins, lasting until 1902