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James W. Wilson 1804 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1804

Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 2 Feb 1889

Death Location: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA

Father: Samuel Wilson

Mother: Winney Lee

Spouse(s): Susan Wilson, Polly Rail, Susana Howard

Children(s): Mary Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Dianne Miller, Elizabeth Landrum, Robert Wilson, Mary Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Dianne Miller, Elizabeth Landrum, Robert Wilson

James W. Wilson was born in 1804 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, the child of Samuel Wilson and Winney Lee. In 1850, James W. Wilson resided in District 1, Ohio, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, James W. Wilson resided in Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA. James W. Wilson married Susan Susannah Howard Wilson, Polly Rail, Susana Howard, and had children including Mary Jane Wilson, Samuel Martin Wilson, Dianne T Wilson Hughes Knox Miller, Elizabeth Wilson Duke Landrum, Robert N Wilson, Mary Jane Wilson, Samuel Martin Wilson, Dianne T Wilson Hughes Knox Miller, Elizabeth Wilson Duke Landrum, Robert N Wilson. James W. Wilson passed away in 1889 in Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James W. Wilson was born in 1804 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, the child of Samuel Wilson and Winney Lee.
  • In 1850, James W. Wilson resided in District 1, Ohio, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, James W. Wilson resided in Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA.
  • James W. Wilson married Susan Susannah Howard Wilson, Polly Rail, Susana Howard, and had children including Mary Jane Wilson, Samuel Martin Wilson, Dianne T Wilson Hughes Knox Miller, Elizabeth Wilson Duke Landrum, Robert N Wilson, Mary Jane Wilson, Samuel Martin Wilson, Dianne T Wilson Hughes Knox Miller, Elizabeth Wilson Duke Landrum, Robert N Wilson.
  • James W. Wilson passed away in 1889 in Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wilson
1772 – 1835
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SW
Winney Lee
1772 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, Hardy, West Virginia, United States
WL

Spouses(s)

Susan Wilson
1806 – 1870
Birth Location: Ohio, Kentucky, United States
SW
Polly Rail
1811 – 1930
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
PR
Susana Howard
1796 – 1870
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
SH

Children(s)

Mary Wilson
1828 – 1906
Birth Location: Ohio Co., Kentucky, USA
MW
Samuel Wilson
1836 – 1905
Birth Location: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky
SW
Dianne Miller
1837 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
DM
Elizabeth Landrum
1837 – 1880
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
EL
Robert Wilson
1844 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
RW
Mary Wilson
1828 – 1906
Birth Location: Ohio Co., Kentucky, USA
MW
Samuel Wilson
1836 – 1905
Birth Location: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky
SW
Dianne Miller
1837 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
DM
Elizabeth Landrum
1837 – 1880
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
EL
Robert Wilson
1844 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
RW

James Wilson's Ancestors

Self
James Wilson
1804 – 1889
Birth Place: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Samuel Wilson
1772 – 1835
Virginia, USA
Winney Lee
1772 – 1850
Virginia, Hardy, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (James) Wilson
1735 – 1816
Henry, Virginia, United States
Mary Gooding
1736 – 1816
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Wilson
1703 – 1777
Ann Wilson
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wilson
Mary Wilson

James Wilson's Descendants

1.
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James (W.) Wilson (1 Dec 1804 – 2 Feb 1889) m. Susan (Susannah Howard) Wilson (15 Feb 1806 – 11 Aug 1870) m. Polly Rail (4 January 1811 – 1930) m. Susana Howard (1796 – 11 Aug 1870)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Wilson (11 April 1828 – 30 January 1906)
  2. 2. Samuel (Martin) Wilson (17 Mar 1836 – 06 Apr 1905) m. Elvira (Jane Liles) Wilson (02 Sep 1834 – 31 Jan 1888) m. Mary (Belle) Haynes (31 July 1860 – 22 Mar 1935)
    1. 1. John (Gaither) Wilson (3 Aug 1860 – 2 Apr 1941) m. Rebecca (Ann) Christian (4 Mar 1859 – 6 Mar 1936)
      1. 1. James (Samuel) Wilson (14 July 1900 – 13 January 1989) m. Lorraine Moorman (23 Mar 1901 – 26 January 1976)
        1. 1. Herman (Estel) Wilson (5 March 1920 – 15 December 1996) m. Geneva Wilson (abt 1921 – )
        2. 2. John (F) Wilson (abt 1922 – 23 April 1981)
        3. 3. Ray (L) Wilson (abt 1924 – )
        4. 4. Hazel (L) Wilson (abt 1926 – 29 Jan 2000)
        5. 5. H (C) Wilson (abt 1928 – )
        6. 6. James (E) Wilson (abt 1935 – 6 Jul 2013)
        7. 7. Sarah (Frances) Wilson (6 Mar 1935 – 31 Mar 1935)
        8. 8. Joseph (Thomas) Wilson (27 Mar 1937 – 21 Oct 2002) m. Pauline (Gale) Jackson (29 Sep 1948 – 25 Dec 2002) m. Wilson--
        9. 9. Samuel (D) Wilson (abt 1944 – )
  3. 3. Dianne (T Wilson Hughes Knox) Miller (4 January 1837 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Wilson Duke) Landrum (22 September 1837 – 18 December 1880)
  5. 5. Robert (N) Wilson (1844 – )

James Wilson's Timeline

4 Records

1804
1 Dec 1804
Birth of James W. Wilson in Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Shelby, Kentucky, United States
1850
1850
Age 46
James W. Wilson resided here in District 1, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 76
James W. Wilson resided here in Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1889
2 Feb 1889
Age 85
Death of James W. Wilson in Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1804
    Event Place: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1889
    Event Place: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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