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Francis Vinney Wilson 1835–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1835

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1906

Death Location: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America

Father: Findley Wilson

Mother: Elizabeth Scott

Spouse(s): Charles Grantland

Children(s): Mary Grantland, Emma Grantland, Fanny Grantland, Charles Grantland, William Grantland, Elizabeth Grantland, Margaret Grantland

Francis Vinney Wilson was born in 1835 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Findley Wilson And Elizabeth Betsy Scott. In 1870, Francis Vinney Wilson resided in Wilmington Division 6, New Castle, New Castle, Del. In 1880, Francis Vinney Wilson resided in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA. Francis Vinney Wilson married Charles Henry Grantland, and had children including Charles H Grantland, Elizabeth Mary Lizzy Grantland, Emma Grantland, Fanny C Grantland, Margaret Ann Grantland, Mary Parker Grantland, William Ebenezer Grantland. Francis Vinney Wilson passed away in 1906 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Francis Vinney Wilson was born in 1835 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Findley Wilson And Elizabeth Betsy Scott.
  • In 1870, Francis Vinney Wilson resided in Wilmington Division 6, New Castle, New Castle, Del.
  • In 1880, Francis Vinney Wilson resided in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
  • Francis Vinney Wilson married Charles Henry Grantland, and had children including Charles H Grantland, Elizabeth Mary Lizzy Grantland, Emma Grantland, Fanny C Grantland, Margaret Ann Grantland, Mary Parker Grantland, William Ebenezer Grantland.
  • Francis Vinney Wilson passed away in 1906 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Francis Wilson
1835–1906
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Findley Wilson
1808–1892
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Scott
1813–1889
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Wilson's Descendants

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Francis (Vinney) Wilson (March 1835–5 May 1906) m. Charles (Henry) Grantland (December 1834–26 July 1905)
  1. 1. Mary (Parker) Grantland 1862–1936 m. John (Spencer Shewbrooks) * 1858–1920
    1. 1. Lillian (Amanda) Shewbrooks 1899–1981 m. Rufus (Melvin) Abrams 1895–1972
      1. 1. John (Leonard) Abrams 1920–2003 m. Anna (Margaret) Coleman 1921–2004
        1. 1. Patricia (Marie) Pierce 1946–1964
        2. 2. Joanne Meredith 1942–2014 m. Joseph (T. Wardell) Sr 1940–1999
      2. 2. Edward (Stanley Abrams Sr) * 1921–2008
      3. 3. Melvin (B) Abrams 1918–1918
  2. 2. Emma Grantland 1868–1868
  3. 3. Fanny (C) Grantland 1864–1864
  4. 4. Charles (H) Grantland 1857–
  5. 5. William (Ebenezer) Grantland 1855–1919
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Mary ("Lizzy")) Grantland 1861–1948
  7. 7. Margaret (Ann) Grantland 1861–1871

Francis Wilson's Timeline

6 Records

1835
March 1835
Birth of Francis Vinney Wilson in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Francis Vinney Wilson resided here in Wilmington Division 6, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington Division 6, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Francis Vinney Wilson resided here in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1896
1896
Age 61
Francis Vinney Wilson resided here in Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
Francis Vinney Wilson resided here in Wilmington Ward 2, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington Ward 2, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1906
5 May 1906
Age 71
Death of Francis Vinney Wilson in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1835
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 118; Page: 157d; Enumeration District: 006
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilmington Division 6, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_121; Page: 2B
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilmington Ward 2, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 154; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0007
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Delaware, U.S., Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wilmington Division 6, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilmington Division 6, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_121; Page: 2B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 118; Page: 157d; Enumeration District: 006

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wilmington Ward 2, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilmington Ward 2, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 154; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1906
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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