Ernest Hoskins Wilson

Ernest Hoskins Wilson

Born: April 1, 1896, Collinsville, Canton, Connecticut

Died: 26 Jan 1979, Burlington, New Jersey

Father: Charles Edwin Wilson b. Feb 1841, Newcastle, Lincoln, ME; d. May 31, 1911, Canton, New Hartford CT

Mother: Henrietta Albertson, b. New York

Spouse: Bertha I _______, b. circa 1901, Colorado

June 1900 US Census, Hartford, Connecticut, residence: ED 125 Canton township (north side), head of household - Charles E. Wilson (59) b. Feb 1841 Maine, father b. Maine, mother b. Maine, occupation: Farmer; spouse: Henrietta Wilson (32), b. June 1868, NY, parents b. NY, married 7 years, marriage year (estimated) 1893; children: William J. Wilson (8), b. Aug 1891, CT; Ernest H. Wilson (4), b. April 1896, CT.

1910 US Census- Canton, Hartford, Connecticut , Charles E Wilson (69) Head, Occupation- Farmer; Henrietta A Wilson, wife, 42; parent's birthplace New York; children (born CT) :Ernest H. Wilson (14); Frederick B. Wilson (7); Alice R. Wilson (3)

June 5, 1917 US WWI Draft Registration, Poughkeepsie, New York for Ernest Hoskins Wilson; address: 121 North Clinton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY; b. 01 Apr 1896, Collinsville, Connecticut; occupation: Metal Polisher, Auto Supply Company; Poughkeepsie, NY; dependents: mother and sister; single; medium height & build, lt. brown hair, dk. brown eyes.

Jan 14, 1920 US Census - Hartford, Connecticut - Henrietta Wilson (45) Widowed, Head of house, residing on 62 Cedar St, Hartford City, CT, children: Ernest H. (22), Frederick B. (18), and Alice R. (13).

1940 US Census for Camden, Camden, New Jersey lists: Head: Ernest H Wilson, 42, b. Connecticut, Married, residence 201 Cooper Street, Residence in 1935: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mother's Birthplace: New York, Occupation: Heater Man, House Rented, Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year; Wife: Bertha I Wilson, 39, b. Colorado, Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade.

1942 WW II Draft Registration, for Ernest Hoskins Wilson; age 46, address: 201 Cooper St. Camden, N.J.; name of person who will always know your address: Bertha Wilson; Employer: Ruberoid Mfg Co, Gloucester, N.J.

24 Sep 1942 WW II Enlistment - Camden, New Jersey; Branch: Grade Code: Private; Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Education: 1 year of college; Civil Occupation: General industry clerks; Marital status: Single, without dependents Height: 67, Weight: 141

Last Residence: Maple Shade, Burlington, New Jersey, 08052 USA

Sources:

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-26591-22582-27?cc=196...

1940 Census - Camden, Camden, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02393; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 22-8

Ernest Wilson in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014