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Amos Wilson 1822 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1822

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Before 1870

Death Location: Jefferson County, Kansas

Father: 5-Moses Wilson

Mother: Inu "Nu"

Spouse(s): Nancy Highfill

Children(s): Charles Wilson, David Wilson, Henry Wilson, John Wilson, Amos Wilson, Nancy Wilson

Amos Wilson was born in 1822 in Tennessee, USA, the child of 5-Moses Greer Wilson and Inu "Nu". Amos Wilson married Nancy Jane Highfill, and had children including Charles Wilson, David T. Wilson, Henry Wilson, John W. Wilson, Amos Benjamin F. Wilson, Nancy "Nannie" Wilson. Amos Wilson passed away in 1870 in Jefferson County, Kansas.

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Biography

  • Amos Wilson was born in 1822 in Tennessee, USA, the child of 5-Moses Greer Wilson and Inu "Nu".
  • Amos Wilson married Nancy Jane Highfill, and had children including Charles Wilson, David T. Wilson, Henry Wilson, John W. Wilson, Amos Benjamin F. Wilson, Nancy "Nannie" Wilson.
  • Amos Wilson passed away in 1870 in Jefferson County, Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

5-Moses Wilson
1795 – 1863
Birth Location: Russell County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Inu "Nu"
1796 – 1848
Birth Location: cherokee indian lands, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Highfill
1822 – 1900
Birth Location: Indiana
NH

Children(s)

Charles Wilson
1849 – 1915
Birth Location: Missouri
CW
David Wilson
1851 – 1924
Birth Location: Iowa
DW
Henry Wilson
1854 – 1924
Birth Location: Iowa
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John Wilson
1856 – 1924
Birth Location: Missouri
JW
Amos Wilson
1859 – 1938
Birth Location: Iowa
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Nancy Wilson
1861 – 1885
Birth Location: Iowa
NW

Amos Wilson's Ancestors

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Amos Wilson
1822 – 1870
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
5-Moses Greer Wilson
1795 – 1863
Russell County, Kentucky, United States of America
Inu "Nu"
1796 – 1848
cherokee indian lands, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George (Andrew) Wilson
1763 – 1831
Hunterdon, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA
Polly (H) Mitchell
1766 – 1803
Lincoln Co., Colony of VA (later Kentucky), Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captn Wilson
1739 – 1823
Lydia Thatcher
1739 – 1837
John Mitchell
1740 – 1830
Jane Rogers
1740 – 1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilson
1688 – 1742
Sarah York
1722 – 1814
Amos Thatcher
1704 – 1798
Lydia Prall
1706 – 1778

Amos Wilson's Descendants

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Amos Wilson (About 1822 – Before 1870) m. Nancy (Jane) Highfill (August 1822 – After 1900)
  1. 1. Charles Wilson (23 Apr 1849 – 22 Apr 1915)
  2. 2. David (T.) Wilson (Abt. 1851 – Bef. 1924)
  3. 3. Henry Wilson (Abt. 1854 – Bef. 1924)
  4. 4. John (W.) Wilson (Abt. 1856 – Bef. 1924)
  5. 5. Amos (Benjamin F.) Wilson (Oct 1859 – 1938)
  6. 6. Nancy ("Nannie") Wilson (Abt. 1861 – Bef. 1885)

Amos Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1822
About 1822
Birth of Amos Wilson in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1870
Before 1870
Age 48
Death of Amos Wilson in Jefferson County, Kansas
Jefferson County, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1822
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Before 1870
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Kansas
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