My Genealogical Tree - Discussion
My Genealogical Story: Maternal Line and Military Service I chose to detail my maternal line of my family because of the line's rich American military history. I was born January 25, 1985, to Luke Mahdi and Susanne Wilson, in Los Angeles, California. My mother was born June 1, 1946, in Terre Haute, Indiana, where her family had lived for several generations. Her father was older in life when she was born. Her father, Gene Wilson Sr., was born August 4, 1902, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He served honorably as a Major in the Army Air Force in Papua, New Guinea, during World War II, and left lengthy maps, notes, and collections of artifacts that any historian would enjoy viewing. My maternal grandmother was Virginia Bateman, born in Elsinore, Utah, in 1918. However, we will go back to Gene C. Wilson Sr, my maternal grandfather's line. Gene C. Wilson Sr. was born to Ethel Haller, born 1881 in Lebanon, Indiana, and Everett E. Wilson, born 1881 in Hamilton, Indiana. Now we will