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Alpheus Wilson 1841–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 DEC 1841

Birth Location: near Harristown, Wash. Co., IN

Death Date: 30 APR 1879

Death Location: Canton, Washington Co, IN

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Nancy McCoskey

Spouse(s): Mary Trueblood, Anna Morris

Children(s): Erwin Wilson, Wilber Wilson, Mary Wilson, Stella Wilson, Winifred Wilson, Cora Wilson

Alpheus Wilson was born in 1841 in near Harristown, Wash. Co., IN, the child of William B Wilson Sr And Nancy Little Mccoskey. Alpheus Wilson married Anna Jane Morris, Mary Jane Trueblood, and had children including Cora Wilson, Erwin Odell Wilson, Mary Elma Wilson, Stella Iola Grace Wilson, Wilber Hester Wilson, Winifred Orestus Wilson. Alpheus Wilson passed away in 1879 in Canton, Washington Co, IN.

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Biography

  • Alpheus Wilson was born in 1841 in near Harristown, Wash. Co., IN, the child of William B Wilson Sr And Nancy Little Mccoskey.
  • Alpheus Wilson married Anna Jane Morris, Mary Jane Trueblood, and had children including Cora Wilson, Erwin Odell Wilson, Mary Elma Wilson, Stella Iola Grace Wilson, Wilber Hester Wilson, Winifred Orestus Wilson.
  • Alpheus Wilson passed away in 1879 in Canton, Washington Co, IN.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1808–1865
Birth Location: Montgomery, Ohio, United States
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Nancy McCoskey
1809–1854
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Mary Trueblood
1844–1866
Birth Location: Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States
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Anna Morris
1848–1933
Birth Location: Seba, Washington Co, IN
AM

Children(s)

Erwin Wilson
1869–1956
Birth Location: Salem , Indiana
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Wilber Wilson
1874–1884
Birth Location: –
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Mary Wilson
1878–1975
Birth Location: –
MW
Stella Wilson
1871–1953
Birth Location: –
SW
Winifred Wilson
1876–2023
Birth Location: Canton, IN
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Cora Wilson
1865–
Birth Location: Washington Co, IN
CW

Alpheus Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Alpheus Wilson
1841–1879
Birth Place: near Harristown, Wash. Co., IN
Parents
William B Wilson Sr.
1808–1865
Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Nancy (Little) McCoskey
1809–1854
Kentucky
Grandparents
John Wilson
1778–1830
Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania
Sarah Mitchell
1779–1846
Middleton, PA
James (Monroe) McCoskey
1782–1864
Rockbridge County, Virginia
Polly
1783–1854
Great-Grandparents
William Wilson
1745–1814
Elizabeth Bruce
1747–1793
John McCoskey
1760–1813
Nancy Little
1765–1868
Thomas Arbuckle
1747–1843
Elizabeth Lawrence
1748–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wilson
1719–1786
Margaret McBroom
1721–1800
Robert Bruce
1711–1788
Katherine Fisher
1711–1788
James Mccroskey
1715–1782
Sarah Hays
1735–1808
Thomas Little
1740–1814
Mary Campbell
1744–1808
James II
1713–1783
Margaret Thompson
1714–1761
James Sr
1720–1802
Elizabeth Ritchie
1720–1791

Alpheus Wilson's Descendants

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Alpheus Wilson (30 DEC 1841–30 APR 1879) m. Mary (Jane) Trueblood (6 JUL 1844–1866) m. Anna (Jane) Morris (17 OCT 1848–14 JUL 1933)
  1. 1. Erwin (Odell) Wilson 1869–1956 m. Edith (Gertrude) Wrench 1877–1968 m. Prudence Williamson 1871–1897
    1. 1. Gladys (Ethel) Wilson 1908–1988
    2. 2. Lela (May) Wilson 1898–1956
    3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Wilson 1900–
    4. 4. Benedict (Ivan) Wilson 1902–1942 m. Helen (Ruth) Ballard 1905–1988
      1. 1. Dorothy (Lou) Wilson 1925–1986 m. Hugh (Richard) Kirkpatrick 1924–2010
    5. 5. Theodore (Daniel) Wilson 1905–1989
    6. 6. Forest (Erwin) Wilson 1913–1992
  2. 2. Wilber (Hester) Wilson 1874–1884
  3. 3. Mary (Elma) Wilson 1878–1975 m. James (Monroe) Calvert 1871–
    1. 1. Richard Calvert 1904–
    2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Calvert 1915–2005 m. William (Bedford) Parrish 1911–1988
      1. 1. Gerald (Brannon) Parrish 1937–2004
    3. 3. James (Louis) Calvert 1919–
  4. 4. Stella (Iola Grace) Wilson 1871–1953 m. Lineus 1875–1930
    1. 1. Vilmer (Leroy) Tatlock 1894–
    2. 2. Willis (Anson) Tatlock 1899–1975
    3. 3. Myron (Wilson) Tatlock 1892–1963 m. Alta (Hortense) Bender 1890–1978
  5. 5. Winifred (Orestus) Wilson 1876–2023 m. Maude (Adella) Thompson 1877–1906 m. Mattie 1881–1964
    1. 1. Francis (Alice) Boling 1902–1994
      1. 1. Jack (E.) Weed 1920–
      2. 2. Marvin (George) Weed 1922–
      3. 3. Bill 1925–
    2. 2. Gladys Wilson 1906–1906
    3. 3. Herbert (M) Wilson 1898–1975 m. Nellie (Mae) Mead 1902–1976
      1. 1. Vaughn (M) Wilson 1925–2002 m. Inez (Mae) Elliott 1925–2002
      2. 2. Donavan (Max) Wilson 1930–2012 m. Jeane Bush 1930–2021
    4. 4. Anna (Orestus) Wilson 1908–1995
      1. 1. William (Richard Board) Jr. 1934–2016 m. Betty (L) Wallace 1938–2018
    5. 5. BoB 1910–2016 m. Jamie (Rae) Ward 1912–1962 m. Mary (Margaret) Hagan 1926–
    6. 6. Theodore (Dale) Wilson 1914–1975 m. Estelle (Kathleen) Motsinger 1920–
    7. 7. Jessie (Lee) Wilson 1917–2005 m. Mike (and) Jack –1985 m. Kaywood Jones 1921–1994
      1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Hall 1935–2013
      2. 2. Byron (Brand) Benham 1946–2021
  6. 6. Cora Wilson 1865–

Alpheus Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1841
30 DEC 1841
Birth of Alpheus Wilson in near Harristown, Wash. Co., IN
near Harristown, Wash. Co., IN
1879
30 APR 1879
Age 38
Death of Alpheus Wilson in Canton, Washington Co, IN
Canton, Washington Co, IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 DEC 1841
    Event Place: near Harristown, Wash. Co., IN
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 US Census; Image file
    [2] DofJohnWilson.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quaker graveyard, Canton, IN
    Record Source:
    [1] Footnote: Robert A. Wilson, phone conversation March 6, 1995.
    [2] DofJohnWilson.FTW
    [3] Footnote: Robert A. Wilson, phone conversation March 6, 1995.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 APR 1879
    Event Place: Canton, Washington Co, IN
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