Josie C.

1877–1934

Life

Born: 15 Jul 1877
Died: 8 May 1934 · Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States
Buried: Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas, United States of America

Marriage & children

SpouseJames Marion Wilson (1870–1947) m. 24 Aug 1892 · Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Minnie Viola Wilson (1894–1958)

Fern Alice Wilson (1897–1977)

Cora Edna Wilson (1899–1999)

James Edward Wilson (1902–1989)

Goldie Mae Wilson (1905–1997)

Lester Vantrease (c. 1906–)

John Wilson (1908–)

Elmer Vantrease (c. 1910–)

Timeline

24 Aug 1892MarriedJames Marion Wilson — Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
1920ResidenceWest Cherry, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1925ResidenceWest Cherry, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1930ResidenceNeodesha, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, USA

Records behind this page

Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census

Year: 1920; Census Place: West Cherry, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T625_542; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 203

Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census

Year: 1930; Census Place: Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340461

Ancestry.com, Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009)

Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_100; Line: 16

Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012)

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Research notes

Working notes from the research, kept verbatim — what was read, what it proved, what stays open. Many open with a line grading the parentage; what the grades mean.

Research note · 9 Aug 2026

AUDITED 9 Aug 2026 - CREATED as a placeholder for the ACTUAL wife of [1527] James Marion Wilson (m. 24 Aug 1892 Bentonville, Benton Co. AR per the Arkansas County Marriages index citation on the family), previously merged into [285] Josephine Bond, daughter of [191]. The 1920 census (West Cherry, ED 203, Montgomery Co. KS, hh 48 sheet 2B, FamilySearch ark 1:1:MFXV-ZMC) records her b. abt 1878 Arkansas with father b. GEORGIA and mother b. MISSISSIPPI - not the Bond-Sterling parents of [285]. Two Neodesha-side informant chains call her 'Josephine Bond' (Find A Grave memorial 110520645, one original contributor; and daughter Goldia's 1997 obituary) - she may be a Bond of another line; identity UNRESOLVED. Her birth 15 Jul 1877 is the Neodesha stone's age arithmetic (inscription 56Y 9M 23D back-computed from d. 8 May 1934, Find A Grave 110520645) and is not independently sourced. DO NOT re-merge with [285] - the 1915 Bisbee death notice of [191] names ONE surviving daughter, Mrs. Hollis (register K139/K144). Decisive next record: Kansas death certificate, 8 May 1934, Wilson Co. (KSHS holds 1911+). See agent-report-bond-hollis-wilson-split-2026-08-09.md.