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Vernon Odell Wilson
b.16 Oct 1907 Manchester, Mendocino, California, USA
d.13 Nov 1963 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
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Name[1][2][3] Vernon Odell Wilson
Gender Male
Birth[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] 16 Oct 1907 Manchester, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[20] 21 Oct 1928 Manchester, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[21][22][29] 5 Apr 1930 Manchester, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[23][30] 7 May 1942 Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA
Residence[24] 1948 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Marriage 4 Sep 1954 Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USAto Lola Mereta Ball
Residence[13][31] 12 Nov 1963 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Occupation? Drove logging truck
Death[13][4][14][15][16][17][27] 13 Nov 1963 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USACause: Extension metastasis of lung and liver. Adenocarcinoma of the prostate
Burial[4][18][19][13][28] 16 Nov 1963 Russian River Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA

Grandpa Vern worked in Saudi Arabia sometime before he married Lola Wilson in the oil fields. Dad has a ceremonial knife that he brought back from there.

Ukiah Newspaper no date Vernon Wilson Ukiah - Vernon O. Wilson, 56, a life-long Mendicono County resident, died yesterday in a Ukiah hospital after a long illness.

Mr. Wilson was born in Manchestor and had resided in Ukiah for the past 15 years. He was a truck driver.

He is survived by his wife, Lola Wilson, Ukiah; by a daughter, Linda Wilson, San Francisco, his step-children, Ronald Dumas and Barbara Cowen [sic], both of Ukiah; by his sisters, Mrs. Newell Rawles, Ukiah, Mrs. Lelia Gates, Arizona, Mrs. Eltha Romaine and Mrs. Oma Byers, both of Talmage.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Evesole Mortuary in Ukiah. Burial will be in Ukiah Cemetery.

Linda Gibbs remembers that he was hit by a log and coming home to rest. It was later discovered that he had cancer and the blow caused it to spread rapidly. She later saw him in the hospital in the Bay area of California and he had changed from a strong, hefty, dark haired man to a skinny white haired man in a matter of weeks.

(Research):Ordered death certificate from Sacramento 11/20/2002

1930 U.S. Census, Arena Twp., Mendocino Co., CA, ED 23-4, Sheet 9B, 5 April 1930 Lines 67-69, Dwelling 40, Family 41 Wilson, Vernon O., Head, R, 10, yes, M, W, 23, M, 21, No, yes, California, California, Iowa, 98, yes, Truck Driver, Construction, xxxx, O, yes, no Wilson, Alice, wife-H, x, F, W, 20, M, 17, no, yes, California, California, California, 98, none

References
  1. ↑ Irvin E. Ball. (Ukiah Daily Journal).
  2. ↑ Blanche Brown. Grass Roots of Anderson Valley. (1981 AVA Printing Shop, Boonville, CA)
    p 9.
  3. ↑ Death certificate for Vernon Odell Wilson 494 2300 464. (File Num: 63-120540 Location: Office of Vital Records, Sacramento, CA)
    Vernon Odell Wilson.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Source (9).
  5. ↑ Grave marker of Vernon O. Wilson
    Born 1907.
  6. ↑ Delayed birth certificate for Vernon Odell Wilson 31-313. (File Num: 402 Location: Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA).
  7. ↑ Linda Jone's Death Certificate
    Father Vernon Wilson born CA.
  8. ↑ Source (1)
    Father Vernon Odel Wilson age 34 born CA.
  9. ↑ Source (2)
    Age 21 born CA.
  10. ↑ Obituaries: Vernon Wilson. (np)
    "Vernon O. Wilson, 56, ...Mr. Wilson was born in Manchester".
  11. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census. (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=16&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=All+Townships&ed=4&roll=T626_177&STAbrv=CA&startimg=703&endimg=717&rp=706&hash=442081082&width=2385&height=1709&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale)
    Age 23 born California.
  12. ↑ Death certificate for Vernon Odell Wilson 494 2300 464. (File Num: 63-120540 Location: Office of Vital Records, Sacramento, CA)
    born 16 October 1907 California.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Death certificate for Vernon Odell Wilson 494 2300 464. (File Num: 63-120540 Location: Office of Vital Records, Sacramento, CA).
  14. ↑ Grave marker of Vernon O. Wilson
    Died 1963.
  15. ↑ Roots Web. Social Security Death Index. (URL: http://ssdi.rootsweb.com)
    VERNON WILSON 16 Oct 1907 Nov 1963 (not specified) (none specified) 557-18-8205 California.
  16. ↑ Obituaries: Vernon Wilson. (np)
    "Vernon O. Wilson ...died yesterday in Ukiah".
  17. ↑ Obituaries: Lola M. Wilson. (The Ukiah Daily Journal)
    preceded in death by her husband Vernon Wilson in 1963.
  18. ↑ Grave marker of Vernon O. Wilson.
  19. ↑ Obituaries: Vernon Wilson. (np)
    "Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Eversole Mortuary in Ukiah. Burial will be in Ukiah Cemetery.".
  20. ↑ Source (2).
  21. ↑ Phil Carnahan. 1930 Mendocino County Great Register. (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/)
    Wilson, Vernon Manchester Rep Truckman Manchester.
  22. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census. (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=16&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=All+Townships&ed=4&roll=T626_177&STAbrv=CA&startimg=703&endimg=717&rp=706&hash=442081082&width=2385&height=1709&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).
  23. ↑ Source (1).
  24. ↑ Obituaries: Vernon Wilson. (np)
    "...had resided in Ukiah for the past 15 years.".
  25.   Ronna Dumas. Dumas-Morris Ged File from RootsWeb.
  26.   Obituaries: Vernon Wilson. (np).
  27. ↑ Ukiah General Hospital 564 S. Dora St.
  28. ↑ Block C16
  29. ↑ Manchester Road
  30. ↑ 411 Brown
  31. ↑ 655 Willow Ave.
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