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Jefferson Basil Wilson 1862–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1862

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 28 Jan 1912

Death Location: Wilson Family Cemetery, Garner, Wake County, North Carolina

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Mother:

Spouse(s): Cora Smith, Lela Crook

Children(s): William Wilson, Robert Wilson, Clee None, Pearl None, Ruby Wilson, Alma Wilson, Pauline Wilson, Allen Wilson, Donivan Wilson

In 1862, Jefferson Basil Wilson entered the world in North Carolina, born to Allen Wilson And Sophronia. Jefferson Basil Wilson married Cora Lee Smith, Lela Crook, and had children including Allen Rowland Wilson, Alma Mae Wilson, Clee, Donivan Wilson, Pauline Wilson, Pearl, Robert Lee Wilson, Ruby Wilson, William J Wilson. Jefferson Basil Wilson passed away in 1912 in Wilson Family Cemetery, Garner, Wake County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Jefferson Basil Wilson entered the world in North Carolina, born to Allen Wilson And Sophronia.
  • Jefferson Basil Wilson married Cora Lee Smith, Lela Crook, and had children including Allen Rowland Wilson, Alma Mae Wilson, Clee, Donivan Wilson, Pauline Wilson, Pearl, Robert Lee Wilson, Ruby Wilson, William J Wilson.
  • Jefferson Basil Wilson passed away in 1912 in Wilson Family Cemetery, Garner, Wake County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Cora Smith
1864–1905
Birth Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina
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Lela Crook
1873–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Wilson
1884–1905
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina
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Robert Wilson
1886–1965
Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
RW
Clee None
1888–1926
Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
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Pearl None
1889–1969
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina
P
Ruby Wilson
1890–1985
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina
RW
Alma Wilson
1896–1965
Birth Location: North Carolina
AW
Pauline Wilson
1898–1986
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina
PW
Allen Wilson
1900–1969
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina
AW
Donivan Wilson
1902–1994
Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
DW

Jefferson Wilson's Ancestors

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Jefferson Wilson
1862–1912
Birth Place: North Carolina
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Jefferson Wilson's Descendants

1.
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Jefferson (Basil) Wilson (19 Jan 1862–28 Jan 1912) m. Cora (Lee) Smith (4 Sep 1864–6 Jul 1905) m. Lela Crook (1873–)
  1. 1. William (J.) Wilson 1884–1905
  2. 2. Robert (Lee) Wilson 1886–1965 m. Myrtle (Dean) Fowler 1885–1959
    1. 1. Robert (Leroy) Wilson 1908–2001 m. Helen (Frances) Perkinson 1908–1994
      1. 1. Frances (Ann) Wilson 1945–1946
    2. 2. Cora (Rebeca) Wilson 1910–1911
    3. 3. Peggy (Dean) Wilson 1925–1994 m. Warren (George) Strassner 1919–1984
  3. 3. Clee 1888–1926 m. Grace (Alilene) Hiatt 1892–1958
    1. 1. Edith (Hiatt) Wilson 1913–2014 m. Norvell (Gerrell) Sink 1908–1994
      1. 1. Evelyn (Delores) Sink 1933–2012 m. Joe (Howard) Ridge 1933–2006
      2. 2. Carolyn (Jean) Sink 1930–2014 m. Richard (Sampson) Shoffner 1930–2000
    2. 2. Dorothy (Jefferson) Wilson 1916–2002 m. Albert (Hambly) Rudd 1911–1980
      1. 1. James (Donald) Rudd 1934–2012
    3. 3. Martha (Marie) Wilson 1919–2011 m. Leonard (Eugene) Hasty 1923–1981
    4. 4. Edward (Cleveland) Wilson 1921–1989 m. Marjorie (Mae) Smothers 1922–1988
    5. 5. Jim 1924–1998 m. Mary (Vonge) Brown 1926–2003
    6. 6. Helen (B.) Wilson 1923– m. Wiley (Berry) Andrews 1918–2007
  4. 4. Pearl 1889–1969 m. William (Henry) Jones 1883–1934
    1. 1. Hazel (Lee) Jones 1908–2004 m. Harry (Rudolph) Smith 1909–1977
      1. 1. Joyce (Leigh) Smith 1931–2019 m. Bucky 1929–1979
    2. 2. Gladys (E.) Jones 1910–1926
    3. 3. Henry (Carlton) Jones 1918–2013 m. Annie (Lee) Upchurch 1921–2008
  5. 5. Ruby Wilson 1890–1985 m. William (M.) Sanderford 1878–1948
    1. 1. Mildred (Annie) Sanderford 1913–1988
    2. 2. James (Jefferson) Sanderford 1917–1966 m. Estelle O'Neal 1918–2007
      1. 1. Billy 1939–2006
  6. 6. Alma (Mae) Wilson 1896–1965 m. John (F.) Clark 1894–1973
    1. 1. Joyce (L.) Clark 1925–
  7. 7. Pauline Wilson 1898–1986 m. Bernard (King) Lentz 1897–1980
  8. 8. Allen (Rowland) Wilson 1900–1969 m. Lorena (B.) Thompson 1900–1954
    1. 1. Frances (R.) Wilson 1924– m. John (Edward) Lane 1917–1993
    2. 2. Richard (Monroe) Wilson 1921–1969 m. Bessie (Pearl) Brafford 1921–2021
  9. 9. Donivan Wilson 1902–1994 m. Bessie (Mae) Chappell 1903– m. Adele Alton 1906– m. Shirley Jenkins 1914–1995
    1. 1. Betty 1924–2020
    2. 2. Fred (Anthony) Wilson 1930–2012 m. Jenetta (Rosalie) Strader 1932–1954
      1. 1. Rebecca (Stephanie) Wilson 1951–1954
    3. 3. Donivan Wilson 1927–2016

Jefferson Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1862
19 Jan 1862
Birth of Jefferson Basil Wilson in North Carolina
North Carolina
1912
28 Jan 1912
Age 50
Death of Jefferson Basil Wilson in Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1862
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilson Family Cemetery, Garner, Wake County, North Carolina
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