William WILCOX (1864-1916)
1 William Orville WILCOX1,2,3,4,5,6 (1864-1916) [795]. Born Oct 1864, MI.3,4 Marr Kittie Harriet DOWES 30 Oct 1884, Detroit, MI.7,8 Died 23 Nov 1916, Providence Hospital, Detroit, MI.2,9 Buried 1 Dec 1916, Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI.
From a Pontiac, MI newspaper.
1889-4-24 - "Will Wilcox has greatly improved his house by putting on new stoops, painting, etc."
1890-10-10 - "Wm. Wilcox and family will move to Cleveland."
1895-11-08 - "W. Wilcox of Cleveland, Ohio, visited relatives in town [Royal Oak] the first of the week."
1895-12-06 - "W. O. Wilcox of Cleveland, Ohio, was in town [Royal Oak] last week."
From the Royal Oak Tribune, March 3, 1911.
"Mr. W.O. Wilcox returned Thursday from a business trip to New York relative to a South American deal which involves the building of several hundred miles of electric railway both for passenger and freight service, in which English capital is to be largely represented. Mr. Wilcox's associates in the country are principally California capitalists".
From the Detroit News, November 28, 1916.
"OLD NEWSPAPERMAN IS DEAD IN DETROIT - William O. Wilcox, who started his newspaper career on The News a quarter century ago, and who was identified with many of the largest publications in the middle west, died Sunday in Detroit after a period of ill-health which lasted several months. On the arrival of a sister from Los Angeles, an announcement of funeral arrangements will be made. Wilcox's career included important positions on the Cincinnati Post, Cleveland World, Minneapolis Daily News ad Chicago Inter-Ocean. He was born in Detroit, the son of Capt. Orville Wilcox, of Trowbridge & Wilcox, ship chandlers.".
2 Orville WILCOX2,3,10 (c. 1816-1873) [2892]. Born c. 1816, New York.2 Marr Pemelia ? bef 1864.11 Marr Harriet ? aft 1868.11 Died 30 Dec 1873.2 Cause: Paralysis of brain. Buried 2 Jan 1874, Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI.2
3 Pemelia ?2 (c. 1819-1868) [2912]. Born c. 1819, New York.2 Died Jul 1868.2 Cause: Accident - Drowned off S (unreadable) Dunderbery. Buried 16 Jan 1869, Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI.2
Sources
| 1 | "Death certificate of Tetah Orval Dondaro". |
| 2 | "Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI record books". |
| 3 | "1870 MI, Wayne, Detroit census". |
| 4 | "1880 MI, Wayne, Detroit census". |
| 5 | "1900 OH, Cuyahoga, Cleveland census". |
| 6 | "1910 MI, Oakland, Royal Oak census". |
| 8 | "Wedding announcement of Mr. William Wilcox and Miss Kittie Peters.". |
| 9 | "Obituary of Gladys C. Wilcox Mack in the July 29, 1921 Royal Oak Tribune.". |
| 10 | "Sullivan Funeral Home record of Edward L. (Ted) Dondero". |
| 11 | "Estimated based on related dates and information". |
