William "Bill" Joseph WREGGLESWORTH b.26 Aug 1903 Owosso, Shiawassee, MI
d.August 1969 Ovid, Clinton, MI
married:
Ida May JONES (m.1 May 1923)
parents:
Ralph WREGGLESWORTH
Leora M. MORGAN
children: WREGGLESWORTH
  1. Harold Robert (b.12 May 1923)
  2. Earl (b.1925 d.1926)*
  3. Betty Jane (b.11 May 1927)
  4. Paul Edward (b.1929 d.1929)
  5. Dorothy Irene (b.23 Jan 1930)
  6. Kenneth Lee (b.19 Jan 1932)
  7. Bessie Ann (b.1933 d.1935)
  8. Edwin (b.19 Jan 1935)
  9. William Joseph Jr. (b.1939 d.1940)
  10. Francis Wayne (b.26 Aug 1942)
  11. Sharon Marie (b.21 Sep 1944)
  12. Gary Lynn (b.5 Dec 1946)
  13. Carol Diane (b.19 Dec 1947)
siblings: WREGGLESWORTH
  1. Edna Eleanor (b.1901)
  2. John Henry (b.1905)
  3. Sarah Elizabeth (b.1907)
  4. Cecil Robert (b.1909)
  5. Mildred Marguerite (b.1911)
  6. Albert Gail (b.1913)
  7. George Richard (b.1915)
  8. Ralph William (b.1918)
fact sources and writings about this individual:
Photo taken in Tower, MI circa 1920's (left to right) - Leora Morgan, Bill Wreggelsworth, Fern Tucker, Cecil Wreggelsworth, Nora Tucker. Fern & Cecil later married. (from the family photos of Leora Morgan Everingham)

research below of Kevin Everingham of MI, 2015

1923 Michigan Marriage Index... "Wm. Wregglesworth, 20, b.MI, s/o Ralph Wregglesworth & Laura Morgan,... married 1 May 1923 at Owosso, Shiawassee, MI to ... Ida Jones, 17, b.MI, d/o John Jones & B. Taylor."

*This is likely the report of the death of Earl.
1926 The Cheboygan Democrat, April 29, 1926 .. "Wm. Morgan received a telegram last Sunday that his nephew Wm. Wrieglesworth's, little eight months old son was dead. Death was due to burns sustained when his two year old brother pushed the high chair in which the baby was sitting, against the stove."

1926 Shiawassee County death record.. "Earl Wreggelsworth, male, b.17 Aug 1925 at Owosso, MI, died 16 April, 1926 at Owosso, MI. s/o William Wreggelsworth & Ida Jones."

1927 The Cheboygan Democrat, June 2, 1927.. (social section TOWER) "Wm. Morgan, wife and two children are home from Owosso for a few days. Wm. Wrigglesworth and family, Jack Wrigglesworth and Lloyd Morgan and brother of Owosso are guests at the home of their uncle Wm. Morgan." (link to William)
(link to Lloyd)

1929 Shiawassee Death Cert... "Paul Edward Wreggelsworth, male, b.18 Feb 1929 at Owosso, MI, died 28 Feb 1929 at Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan.. s/o Wm Wreggelsworth & Ida Jones."

1935 Shiawassee Death Cert. (Pg.385).. "Bessie Ann Wrigglesworth, female, b.13 July 1933 Owosso, MI, died 27 June 1935, age 1, at St. Joseph, Berrien County, MI... d/o William Wrigglesworth & Ida Jones."

2001 obituary - Dorothy I. Gilson age 71 of Laingsburg died Friday, Feb 9, 2001. Mrs. Gilson was born in Owosso, January 23, 1930, the daughter of William Joseph and Ida Mae (Jones) Wreggelsworth. She and Oliver 'Slim' Gilson, who died in 1999, were married Oct 27, 1952 in Fremont, Ind. Surviving are her children; Debra Sorenson of Portland, David (Kathy) Gilson of Laingsburg, Dawn (Paul) Smallwood of Ann Arbor, Darlene Gilson of Laingsburg, and Denise (Kevin) Hedrick of Perry.

2011 obituary - Gary L. Wreggelsworth b.12 May 1946 Ovid, MI, died 2 May 2011 at Jackson, MI... burial Owosso, MI.

2017 obituary - Kenneth Lee Wreggelsworth, Lansing, Passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the age of 85. Kenneth was born on January 19, 1932 in Owosso, Michigan to William and Ida (Jones) Wreggelsworth. He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper and M.P during the Korean Conflict. He worked for Fisher Body for over 40 years until his retirement. He loved hunting, fishing, bowling, dog field trials, and spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, 12 brothers and sisters, and a grandson, Charlie Colegrove. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 64 years Billie (Frank) Wreggelsworth, children, Marie (John) DeLockery, Sue Colegrove, and Ken (Carol) Wreggelsworth, grandchildren; Matthew (Jennifer) and Justin (Megan) DeLockery, Joe (Keri) Colegrove, and Brett and Sophie Wreggelsworth, great-grandsons, William and Owen, a sister, Sharon Donaldson, and many nieces and nephews.

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