Individual Details

Olin Reynolds Wilhelm Jr.

(7 Oct 1921 - 17 Mar 1996)

Erick, Beckham County, OK - "Largest employer in the Erick area is Olin Wilhelm. The Wilhelm Bee Farm has some 500,000 workers producing honey in 500 hives. Visitors are welcome to tour the plant, observe the bees at work in special glass-sided hives, inspect the machinery used in preparing the honey for sale and in the making of beeswax candles." Published in the Oklahoma Travel Handbook by Kent Ruth, OU Press, Norman, 1977.

Parents:
Olin Reynolds Wilhelm 1896–1989
Sallie B. Bishop Wilhelm 1900–1987

Events

Birth7 Oct 1921Beckham County, Oklahoma
Marriage23 Dec 1941Erick, Beckham County, Oklahoma - Connie Maxine Martin
Death17 Mar 1996Beckham County, Oklahoma
BurialErick Cemetery, Beckham County, Oklahoma

Families

SpouseConnie Maxine Martin (1923 - 2006)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving

Notes

Marriage

Olin Reynolds Wilhelm
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Dec 1941
Event Place: Erick, Beckham, Oklahoma, United States
Event Place (Original): Erick
Sex: Male
Age: 20
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Father's Name: O R Wilhelm
Spouse's Name: Connie Maxine Martin
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1924

Burial

PLOT Section 14 Row 22 Grave 0090
Inscription:
Married Dec. 23, 1941
Back of stone:
Olin Reynolds Wilhelm, Jr.
Married
Connie Maxine
Dec. 23, 1941
Parents of
Larry Wilhelm and Teresa Martin
Grandparents of
Larry Neil
Erik
Matthew
Jeremy
Charles
Military marker: S1 US Navy World War II

Endnotes

1. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZR-MP2D.

2. Find a Grave Memorial 14387230.