Allie Melvina, daughter of Alexander Bruce Gordon & Melvina Reed, was born July 21, 1901 Springfield, Conway Co AR, died Jan 21, 1975 Wilford Hall Hospital @ Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Bexar Co TX & buried at Ft. Sam Houston Cemetery.
Cause of Death: Lung Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Married: (1) Jesse Lee Wilson Oct 22, 1916 Springfield, Conway Co AR. He is the son of Samuel B. Wilson & Emma Anne Dobson & was born Sep 10, 1896 Fairfield, Nelson Co KY, died July 27, 1989 Hazelwood, St Louis Co, MO & buried at Memorial Park Cemetery Aug 1, 1989.
Occupation: Brick Mason
Married: (2) Herman Lawrence Von Ohlen. He was born Jul 10, 1907 IL, died Feb 6, 1963 San Antonio, Bexar Co TX & buried at Ft. Sam Houston Cemetery.

Children of Allie & Jesse:
1. Edith Melvina born Sep 9, 1917 Springfield, Conway Co AR.
Married: (1) Andrus L. Jackson. He was born 1917, died 2005.
Children: Carolyn, Catherine & Joyce.
2. Emma Lee born Nov 18, 1919 Springfield, Conway Co AR, died June 2, 1990 Whittier, Los Angeles Co CA.
Married: (1) Leon Wilson
Children: None.
Married: (2) Fred Stines
Children: Linda & Fred
Married: (3) Edward Dwyer. He was born Aug 13, 1913, died Oct 17, 1992 San Antonio, Bexar Co TX.
Children: None.
3. Donna Mae born Sep 4, 1921 St. Louis, St. Louis Co MO, died Oct 3, 2006 Austin, Travis Co TX.
Married: (1) Leo Francis Smith in Bexar Co TX. He is the son of John W. Smith "Jack" & Doris Arthur "Denny" & was born June 22, 1916 TX, died Apr 18, 1990 New Braunfels, Comal Co TX & buried at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Guadalupe Co TX.
Children: Beverly Ann, Sharon Kay & Stephen Lee.
Married: (2) Kenneth Richards. He was born July 22, 1921, died Oct 1984 Llano, Llano Co TX.
Children: None.
Married: (3) Dayton Fischer. He was born Oct 6, 1913, died Jan 16, 1990 Boerne, Kendall Co TX.
Children: None.
4. Wilma Allie born Feb 1924 St Louis, St Louis Co MO, died June 27, 1925 Springfield, Conway Co AR & buried at Kilgore Cemetery.
5. Mary Francis born June 9, 1926 St. Louis, St. Louis Co MO.
Married: Cecil Alfred Harrison. He died Sep 27, 1990 San Antonio, Bexar Co TX & buried Oct 2 at Ft. Sam Houston Cemetery, Bexar Co TX.
Children: Rose Ella & Russell "Rusty"
6. Gordon Neal born Dec 10, 1928 San Antonio, Bexar Co TX.
Married: Betty Dalton
Children: Gordon, Michael, Scott, Brian

Notes:
1. June 26, 1900 Bullitt Co KY census record shows Jesse Lee Wilson age 3 living with his parents & siblings on their farm in Bullitt Co KY, Mt Washington town. He was born Sep 1896. (pg 49b)
2. Apr 18, 1910 Conway Co AR census record shows Allie Gordon age 8 living with her mother & siblings on their farm in Union township. (pg 136b, #36)
3. Apr 25, 1910 Bullitt Co KY census record shows Jesse Wilson age 12 living with the Earl Thomas McAbee family on their farm in District 2. He was listed as a hind boy (farm servant) in the relationship column and a farm laborer in the occupation column. He could read & write. (pg 40, #138)
4. Oct 22, 1916 Allie Gordon age 16 & Jesse Lee Wilson age 19 marry in Conway Co AR at the Pleasant Springs Missionary Baptist Church. Marriage was performed by Elder R.L. Douglas. Samuel Porter Bird signed as security on marriage license. (Conway Co AR Marriage Bk U, pg 293)
5. Sep 12, 1918 WWI Draft registration card shows J.L. Wilson to be of medium height, slender, brown eyes, brown hair farming near Plumerville AR.
6. Jan 8, 1920 Conway Co AR census record shows Jesse Lee Wilson age 22, Allie M. age 19, Edith age 2yrs, 3mo & Emma age 7mo on their farm in Union township. (pg 27a, #47)
7. June 27, 1925 Wilma Wilson died at age 15 months in Conway Co AR during a visit with relatives. Death was due to dehydration secondary to incorrect medication given her by her doctor. (Conway Co AR Dept of Health-Bureau of Vital Statistics #328)
8. 1927-1928 San Antonio City Directory shows Jesse & Allie Wilson living at 123 Edwards Street. Jesse is a bricklayer.
9. 1929-1930 San Antonio City Directory shows Jesse & Allie Wilson living at 237 Theo Avenue. Jesse is a bricklayer.
10. Apr 5, 1930 Bexar Co TX census record shows John W. Smith age 39, Doris age 46, Evelyn age 15 & Leo age 13 living in San Antonio city, Ward 3, West 20th Street. John worked as a chauffer. (pg 272, #102)
11. Apr 8, 1930 Bexar Co TX census record shows Lee F. Harrison age 30, Hilda age 28, Cecil A. age 7, Dorothy L. age 7, Ida May age 5 & Betty J. age 1 2/12 living in Precinct 3, Ft Sam Houston, Dodd Field & Vicinity, Misc Married Soldiers. Lee is an Army Soldier & married at age 22. He was born in AR & all others in TX. (pg 79a, #65)
12. Apr 9, 1930 Bexar Co TX census record shows Jesse Lee Wilson age 32, Allie age 29, Edith age 12, Emma age 10, Donna Meza age 9, Mary Frances age 3yrs, 10 months, Gordon age 1yr, 11 months & Mary Wilson age 28 living in city of San Antonio. Jesse's occupation is brick mason for a brick factory & his sister Mary is a stenographer at a real estate company. She is also listed as divorced. They are living in Ward 7, Precinct 1 on Holliday Street. (pg 53b, #212)
13. 1931-1932 San Antonio City Directory shows Jesse & Allie Wilson are living at 303 Linares Avenue. Jesse is a bricklayer.
14. 1934-1935 San Antonio City Directory shows Jesse & Allie Wilson living at 231 Linares Avenue. Jesse is a bricklayer.
15. 1936-1937 San Antonio City Directory shows Jesse & Allie Wilson living at 422 Winnepeg Avenue. Jesse is a bricklayer.
16. 1946 - book, State Summary of War Casualties published Aug 1946 by the Navy Dept, Office of Public Information, Casualty Section - Wounded in Action: Cecil A. Harrison, Platoon Sgt, USMC, Ft Sam Houston, San Antonio, parents Mr & Mrs Lee Harrison @ 834 Chaffie Rd.
17. Jan 21, 1975 Allie Gordon-Wilson-VonOhlen died at Lackland AFB Hospital in Bexar Co TX & buried at Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery on Jan 31, 1975.
18. July 27, 1989 Jesse Lee Wilson died in St Louis Co MO.
19. Some info is from obituary notices for Allie Gordon-VonOhlen, Jesse Lee Wilson, Emma Lee Wilson-Dwyer & Cecil A. Harrison.
20. Some info is from the family bibles of Sreathie Gordon-Huett & Ollie Ann Meeler-Gordon.
21. Last residence for Allie Gordon was Boerne, Kendall Co TX. The ssn was issued in Texas. (SSDI)
22. Last residence for Jesse Lee Wilson was Hazelwood MO. The ssn was issued in Texas. His birth date is listed as Oct 5, 1897 which is the date he used. He did not know his birth date and this was told to him by a family friend. The 1900 Bullitt Co KY census record shows a birth date of Sep 1896.
23. Donna Mae was originally named Dona Mesa & changed it to Donna Mae in the late 1950's.
24. Jesse Lee Wilson & Allie Melvina Gordon are my grandparents.

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