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Edward Alvah Wilson 1829–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1829

Birth Location: Miss

Death Date: 21 December 1875

Death Location: Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Col Wilson

Mother: Sophronia Alden

Spouse(s): Emily Grace

Children(s): Edward Wilson, Octavia Wilson, Grace Wilson, Bayard Wilson

Edward Alvah Wilson was born in 1829 in Miss, the child of Col Alvah Wilson And Sophronia Alden. In 1870, Edward Alvah Wilson resided in Lexington, Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA. Edward Alvah Wilson married Emily Grace, and had children including Bayard Wilson, Edward Alvah Wilson, Grace Wilson, Octavia Wilson. Edward Alvah Wilson passed away in 1875 in Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edward Alvah Wilson was born in 1829 in Miss, the child of Col Alvah Wilson And Sophronia Alden.
  • In 1870, Edward Alvah Wilson resided in Lexington, Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA.
  • Edward Alvah Wilson married Emily Grace, and had children including Bayard Wilson, Edward Alvah Wilson, Grace Wilson, Octavia Wilson.
  • Edward Alvah Wilson passed away in 1875 in Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Edward Wilson
1829–1875
Birth Place: Miss
Parents
Col Alvah Wilson
1800–
Sophronia Alden
1799–1866
Grandparents
Abishai Alden
1765–1833
Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Parker
1767–1852
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Alden
1718–1765
Susanna Packard
1723–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Alden
1689–1767
Abigail Shaw
1695–1755
Susanna Kingman
1697–1756

Edward Wilson's Descendants

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Edward (Alvah) Wilson (18 Dec 1829–21 December 1875) m. Emily Grace (10 November 1838–30 September 1908)
  1. 1. Edward (Alvah) Wilson 1866–1894
  2. 2. Octavia Wilson 1861–1933 m. Charles (Morton) Merrill 1856–1929
    1. 1. Charles (Edward) Merrill 1885–1956 m. Kinta (Di) Carpegna 1898–1989
      1. 1. James (Ingram) Merrill 1926–1995
  3. 3. Grace Wilson 1864–
  4. 4. Bayard Wilson 1866–

Edward Wilson's Timeline

3 Records

1829
18 Dec 1829
Birth of Edward Alvah Wilson in Miss
Miss
1870
1870
Age 41
Edward Alvah Wilson resided here in Lexington, Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Lexington, Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1875
21 December 1875
Age 46
Death of Edward Alvah Wilson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1829
    Event Place: Miss
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1875
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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