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Joel Columbus * Wilson 1850 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Feb 1850

Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 29 Jan 1926

Death Location: Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Wilson

Mother: Sarah Bruce

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Joel Columbus * Wilson was born in 1850 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States, the child of John James Wilson and Sarah "Sally" Bruce. Joel Columbus * Wilson passed away in 1926 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Joel Columbus * Wilson was born in 1850 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States, the child of John James Wilson and Sarah "Sally" Bruce.
  • Joel Columbus * Wilson passed away in 1926 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States.

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Joel Wilson's Ancestors

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Joel Wilson
1850 – 1926
Birth Place: Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Parents
John James Wilson
1809 – 1895
Kentucky, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Bruce
1811 – 1882
Nelson County, Kentucky
Grandparents
James Bruce
1778 – 1827
Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Polly) Froman
1779 – 1832
Nelson, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Bruce
1745 – 1818
Mary Lucas
1745 – 1805
John Froman
1734 – 1820
Mary McCarty
1738 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Margaret McMahon
1727 – 1804
William LUCAS
1713 – 1775
Mildred Springer
1715 – 1789

Joel Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1850
08 Feb 1850
Birth of Joel Columbus * Wilson in Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Grayson, Kentucky, United States
1926
29 Jan 1926
Age 76
Death of Joel Columbus * Wilson in Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1850
    Event Place: Grayson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Grayson, Kentucky, United States

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