Robert Ewing Wilson
1879 - 1923 (43 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Robert Ewing Wilson was born on 4 Jul 1879 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 28 Feb 1923 in Mersin, Turkey. Other Events:
- Occupation: minister, missionary to Turkey
Notes:
Iowa Missionary Is Dead In Asia Minor
(Associated Press Leased Wire)
New York, Feb. 28. – Robert E. Wilson of Morning Sun, Ia., for more than 12 years a missionary in Asia Minor, has died of Influenza, according to a wireless message relayed to Near East relief headquarters from the U.S.S. destroyer Hatfield.
Mr. Wilson leaves a widow and three children who were with him at Mersine.
The Daily Times, Davenport, Iowa. Wednesday, 28 February 1923.
[LKH note: Mersin, Turkey]
Robert married Margaret May Kilpatrick on 9 Jul 1908 in Des Moines County, Iowa. Margaret (daughter of John Kilpatrick and Maria Walkinshaw) was born about 1881 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Samuel Bruce Wilson was born on 26 Jul 1910 in Goezne, Turkey; died on 19 Sep 1999.
- 3. Helen Margaret Wilson was born on 15 Mar 1913 in Adana, Turkey; died on 21 Nov 2000.
Generation: 2
2. Samuel Bruce Wilson (1.Robert1) was born on 26 Jul 1910 in Goezne, Turkey; died on 19 Sep 1999. Notes:
Birth:
US Consular reports of births3. Helen Margaret Wilson (1.Robert1) was born on 15 Mar 1913 in Adana, Turkey; died on 21 Nov 2000.