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Joshua Gregory Wilson 1774–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12Apr 1856

Death Location: Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Wilson

Mother: Mary Farmer

Spouse(s): Frances Garrett

Children(s): Frances Wilson

Joshua Gregory Wilson was born in 1774 in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Wilson And Mary Farmer. Joshua Gregory Wilson married Frances Fannie Garrett, and had children including Frances Fanny Wilson. Joshua Gregory Wilson passed away in 1856 in Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joshua Gregory Wilson was born in 1774 in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Wilson And Mary Farmer.
  • Joshua Gregory Wilson married Frances Fannie Garrett, and had children including Frances Fanny Wilson.
  • Joshua Gregory Wilson passed away in 1856 in Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wilson
1755–1781
Birth Location: –
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Mary Farmer
1752–1789
Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Frances Garrett
1768–1847
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Frances Wilson
1806–1850
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Joshua Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Wilson
1774–1856
Birth Place: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Wilson
1755–1781
Mary Farmer
1752–1789
Baltimore County, Maryland
Grandparents
Wilson
1700–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Wilson's Descendants

1.
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Joshua (Gregory) Wilson (1774–12Apr 1856) m. Frances (Fannie) Garrett (3 March 1768–22 May 1847)
  1. 1. Frances ("Fanny") Wilson 1806–1850
    1. 1. Jinonthia (Jeanette) Dudley 1819–1877 m. James (D.) Ramsey 1813–1880
      1. 1. Frances ("Fannie" Ziomia) Ramsey 1847–1906 m. James (M. "Jim") Watts 1842–1915
        1. 1. Lizzie Watts 1871–1948 m. Alex Samples 1853–1925
        2. 2. Genetta (Elizabeth) McMahan 1870–1936
        3. 3. James (A.) Watts 1879–1959
        4. 4. Thomas (Jake) Watts 1876–1948

Joshua Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Joshua Gregory Wilson in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1856
12Apr 1856
Age 82
Death of Joshua Gregory Wilson in Paint Creek, Green, Tennessee, USA
Paint Creek, Green, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12Apr 1856
    Event Place: Paint Creek, Green, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
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