Edwin Ralph Wilson

1888 - 1953  (64 years)

• Name	Edwin Ralph Wilson  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	6 Aug 1888	Ewing, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Edward Wilson  [4]
  Name	Edwin R Wilson  [9]
  Name	Edwin R Wilson  [7]
  Name	Edwin R Wilson  [6]
  Name	Edwin R. Wilson  [8]
  Name	Ralph E Wilson  [5]
  Residence	1900	Mcclure, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1910	McClure, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	Between 1917 and 1918	Carter County, Montana, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1942	Eugene, Oregon, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head: Head
  Burial	1953	Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA   [8]
  Edwin Ralph Wilson - Killed by Falling Tree Branch	13 Feb 1953	Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA   [10]
  		Edwin Ralph Wilson - Killed by Falling Tree Branch
  Death	13 Feb 1953	Linn, Oregon, USA   [6, 8, 9]
  Edwin Ralph Wilson - Killed in Freak Tree Accident	14 Feb 1953	Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA   [11]
  		Edwin Ralph Wilson - Killed in Freak Tree Accident
  Edwin Ralph Wilson Death Notice	16 Feb 1953	Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA   [12]
  		Edwin Ralph Wilson Death Notice
  Reference Number	16046
  Person ID	I16046	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Louis Wilson, Sr,   b. Jul 1866, Durhmam, Grey, Ontario, Canada d. 3 May 1918, Crow, Lane, Oregon, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Martha A Smith,   b. 4 Dec 1866, Seneca, La Salle, Illinois, USA d. 28 Oct 1954, Spalding, Greeley, Nebraska, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	6 Jan 1888	O'Neill, Nebraska, USA   [4, 13]
  Family ID	F5907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther
  Children	> 1. Margaret Wilson  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F5908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Aug 1888 - Ewing, Holt, Nebraska, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1900 - McClure, Holt, Nebraska, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - McClure, Holt, Nebraska, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married - Between 1917 and 1918 - Carter County, Montana, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Head - 1942 - Eugene, Oregon, USA Burial - 1953 - Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA Edwin Ralph Wilson - Killed by Falling Tree Branch - 13 Feb 1953 - Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA Death - 13 Feb 1953 - Linn, Oregon, USA Edwin Ralph Wilson - Killed in Freak Tree Accident - 14 Feb 1953 - Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA Edwin Ralph Wilson Death Notice - 16 Feb 1953 - Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	6 Photos
  	Ed Wilson Funeral Killed by falling tree 24 Feb 1953
  	Edwin Ralph Wilson obituary 16 Feb 1953
  	Edwin Ralph Wilson - Killed by Falling Tree Branch
  	Edwin R Wilson Greater Oregon 20 Feb 1953 Tree falls on Salem man
  	Edwin Ralph Wilson - Killed in Freak Tree Accident
  	Edwin Ralph Wilson Death Notice

  
  

• Sources

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