Wilson Family Gathering

Gathering of the James Wilson & Florence (Brumley) Wilson family. My dad is on the left in the front row. His Dad is on the right end second row kneeling. The other kids in front belong to Mary (Wilson) Ratchford. Back row right is Les Wilson and his wife Dorothy is right in front of him. Ray Wilson is the tall one in the middle of the back row. Ruth Wilson is right behind James Wilson who is wearing a vest. I forget the year but would guess its the late 1930's.

More Misc Wilson Family Photos

Al Wilson Sr., Ray Wilson, Florence Wilson, James Wilson, Mary (Wilson) Ratchford & Ruth (Wilson) Leach at 50th wedding anniversary

Ray Wilson, Lora Wilson and child. Not sure which one it is

Al Wilson Sr. in black on the far right. He worked for Wesson Oil Snowdrift and also at Hunt Wesson.

Al Wilson Jr. in Front of Ruth (Wilson) Leach's house on HWY 28 in Pleasant Plain Ohio

Back of Aunt Ruth's house

The large garden behind Aunt Ruth's house. That is my Grandfather Wilson, Cecil Leach and myself

Al Wilson Sr., Me and Cecil Leach in back garden area

Al Wilson Sr., Nancy Wilson, Al Wilson Jr. Me, Elsie Wilson. 1974 at Van Nuys Masonic Temple for a Demolay installation for which my band played

Misc. Wilson Family Photos

The following photos were found on the website "Find a Grave". My Great Grandfather and Mother are buried in the Decatur Ohio Cemetery:

Also buried there is the youngest son of James and Florence Wilson, Les Wilson and his wife Dorothy:

Ray Wilson and his first wife Lora:

Ray Wilson's daughter Florence:

Ray Wilson & Al Wilson Jr., 1977 Part 7

Ray Wilson & Al Wilson Jr., 1977 Part 6

Ray Wilson & Al Wilson Jr., 1977 Part 5

Ray Wilson & Al Wilson Jr., 1977 Part 4

Part 4 is a four way conversation about family heirlooms and who should get it and so on. Not the most elevated of conversations perhaps but one I would guess many of us have been part of. The meaning that personal property of the ones we knew and loved is powerful. That said here is part 4

Ray Wilson & Al Wilson Jr., 1977 Part 3

Ray Wilson & Al Wilson Jr., 1977 Part 2

Ray Wilson & Al Wilson Jr. 1977 Part 1

Here is the first of a conversation between my Dad and his Uncle Raymond "Ray" Wilson. The younger brother of my Grandfather Al Wilson Sr. Also on the tape is Louise Wilson, Ray's second wife and myself. It was recorded on August 27, 1977 at 1927 Madison Ct., Carmel Indiana. The conversation is predominantly about the Wilson family. At the time Ray was in his mid-seventies. He was almost completely blind by then. Up until 1971 he and Louise lived in San Mateo CA on Parrot Dr. The picture below is from 1964 and that is my Dad's red Pontiac LeMans in the driveway. Behind the house was a huge rolling field which was between the house and the college. Horses grazed in the field and my Aunt Louise and I would go over the fence and fee them sugar cubes. We used to visit Ray and Louise once or twice a year until they moved back to Indiana to be near his son and family.

Audio Tape of Ray Wilson & Al Wilson Jr. 1977

Conversation between Ray Wilson and Al Wilson Jr. on August 27, 1977 at Ray's home at 1927 Madison Ct., Carmel IN 46030

This is only a short snippet of a much longer conversation I recorded on two audio cassettes. The picture in the video is from that 1977 visit.

Raymond Wilson, Paul Wilson (I believe) and ray's first wife Lora (sp) Wilson

Ray Wilson in the middle on a fishing trip

Ray Wilson with his second wife Louis at my fathers home on Glenbury Ave. in Lakewood Ohio 1945

San Mateo California 1969

Al Wilson Jr. and Ray Wilson, September 1969 at Ray's home on Parrot Dr. in San Mateo CA

Louie Wilson and Nancy Wilson, San Mateo CA September 1969

James & Florence Wilson Anniversary

The James Wilson Family children. Al Wilson Sr., Raymond Wilson, Florence Wilson, James Wilson, Mary Ratchford, Ruth Leach. 1950

The Family of Carey (Al) Wilson Sr.

Left to right. Al Wilson Sr., his sister-in-law Louise Wilson, Brother Raymond Wilson, Father James Wilson, Mother Florence Wilson, sister-in-law Dorthy Wilson, Leslie Wilson, Sister Ruth Leach, Brother-in-law Cecil Leach, Sister Mary Ratchford, Brother-in-law Charlie Ratchford. At the James Wilson Family home in Adams County Ohio. Westchester or Decatur I am not sure. There is conflicting information. This was taken in 1950 for the 50th wedding anniversary of James and Florence.

More Wilson Family Pictures

Al Wilson Sr., Raymond Wilson, Florence Wilson, James Wilson Mary (Wilson) Ratchford, Ruth (Wilson) Leech at James and Florence's 50th wedding anniversary in Decatur Ohio

Florence and James Wilson

Florence Wilson

Les Wilson, Ruth Wilson, Ray Wilson Florence Wilson, James Wilson, Mary Wilson and Al Wilson Sr. in Decatur Ohio

Al Wilson Jr., Florence Wilson (Ray's daughter), Paul Wilson, Les Wilson and two Ratchford children In Decatur Ohio

Lillian with Ruth (Wilson) Leech. Ruth's husband is Cecil Leech

Wilson farm in Decatur Ohio 1949

Al Wilson Sr. on the far right is black

 William Carey Wilson and his Brother James Wilson

Raymond Wilson

Raymond and his first wife Laura with their son Paul Wilson. Ray was my Grandfather's Brother. Ray moved to San Mateo California in his later years where he lived with his second wife Louise Wilson. We used to drive up to visit them every year. After the Sylmar quake in Los Angeles in 1971 Ray and Louise moved back to Carmel Indiana. I used to sit for hours and listen to him tell stories. In 1977 I brought my cassette recorder back to Carmel and taped him telling family stories to my dad. I still have those tapes and have digitized them.

The James Wilson Family

James and Florence Wilson and their family. James is wearing the vest in the middle of the second row. To the right is his wife Florence. To her right is my Grandfather Al Wilson Sr. My dad Al Jr. is on the ground in front wearing a tie. Ruth Wilson is wearing the dark blouse in the third row behind her father James Wilson. Raymond Wilson is behind here right shoulder wearing a tie. his second wife Louise Wilson if to the right of him. The James Dean looking guy on the far right of the back row is Leslie "Les" Wilson. Others here are the Ratchford's and others who are unknown.