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Columbus Oliver Wilson 1853–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1853

Birth Location: Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Jun 1919

Death Location: Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Wilson

Mother: Cynthia Coward

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Evans Wilson, Columbus Jr., Evans Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Columbus Jr.

Columbus Oliver Wilson was born in 1853 in Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Wilson And Cynthia Elizabeth Coward. Columbus Oliver Wilson had children including Columbus Oliver Wilson Jr, Ellen Wilson, Evans Carson Wilson. Columbus Oliver Wilson passed away in 1919 in Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Columbus Oliver Wilson was born in 1853 in Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Wilson And Cynthia Elizabeth Coward.
  • Columbus Oliver Wilson had children including Columbus Oliver Wilson Jr, Ellen Wilson, Evans Carson Wilson.
  • Columbus Oliver Wilson passed away in 1919 in Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wilson
1816–1860
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
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Cynthia Coward
1812–1884
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Evans Wilson
1886–1970
Birth Location: Columbus, North Carolina, United States
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Columbus Jr.
1884–1960
Birth Location: Cooper Gap, Polk County, North Carolina, USA
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Evans Wilson
1886–1970
Birth Location: Columbus, North Carolina, United States
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Ellen Wilson
1879–1930
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Ellen Wilson
1879–1930
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Columbus Jr.
1884–1960
Birth Location: Cooper Gap, Polk County, North Carolina, USA
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Columbus Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Columbus Wilson
1853–1919
Birth Place: Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Wilson
1816–1860
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Cynthia (Elizabeth) Coward
1812–1884
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Wilson
1787–1870
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Juda Wilson
1787–1870
Virginia, USA
Benjamin Cowart
1774–1850
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth LAUGHTER
1787–1855
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Orton
1740–1830
Matthew Wilson
1745–1816
WOODROW BURGE
1744–1833
Juda Davis
1746–1821
James Cowart
1747–1814
Mary WEAVER
1749–1810
James Laughter
1746–1818
Charlotte Shelton
1744–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1720–1769
Mary Stiles
1720–1816
Jonathan Cowart
1723–1785
Elizabeth Cowart
1725–1785

Columbus Wilson's Descendants

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Columbus (Oliver) Wilson (15 Jan 1853–20 Jun 1919)
  1. 1. Evans (Carson) Wilson 1886–1970
  2. 2. Columbus (Oliver Wilson) Jr. 1884–1960
    1. 1. John (Basil) Wilson 1918–2009
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Wilson 1948–2009
  3. 3. Evans (Carson) Wilson 1886–1970
  4. 4. Ellen Wilson 1879–1930
    1. 1. Nellie (Mae) Turner 1901–1962
      1. 1. Ruby (Lizer) Bailey 1930–2007
  5. 5. Ellen Wilson 1879–1930
    1. 1. Nellie (Mae) Turner 1901–1962
      1. 1. Ruby (Lizer) Bailey 1930–2007
  6. 6. Columbus (Oliver Wilson) Jr. 1884–1960
    1. 1. John (Basil) WILSON 1918–2009
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Wilson 1948–2009

Columbus Wilson's Timeline

4 Records

1853
15 Jan 1853
Birth of Columbus Oliver Wilson in Coopers Gap, Polk County, NC, USA
Coopers Gap, Polk County, NC, USA
1853
15 Jan 1853
Birth of Columbus Oliver Wilson in Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA
1919
20 Jun 1919
Age 66
Death of Columbus Oliver Wilson in Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, USA
1919
20 Jun 1919
Age 66
Death of Columbus Oliver Wilson in Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Coopers Gap, Polk County, NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, United States
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