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Joshua James Wilson 1839 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Feb 1839

Birth Location: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 11 May 1880

Death Location: Lamar, Texas, United States

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Mary Henderson

Spouse(s): Margaret Rice

Children(s): Joshua Wilson, Emma WILSON, Samuel Wilson, Louisa Wilson

Born in 1839 in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States, Joshua James Wilson was the child of James M Wilson and Mary Henderson. In time, Joshua James Wilson married Margaret Louisa Rice, and they raised a family that included Joshua Rice Wilson, Emma Cynthia WILSON, Samuel W. Wilson and Louisa A. Wilson. Joshua James Wilson died in Lamar, Texas, United States in 1880.

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Parents

James Wilson
1800 – 1848
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Henderson
1801 – 1881
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Rice
1841 – 1929
Birth Location: Lamar,,Texas,USA
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Children(s)

Joshua Wilson
1862 – 1945
Birth Location: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
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Emma WILSON
1866 – 1941
Birth Location: Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
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Samuel Wilson
1869 – 1959
Birth Location: Lamar County,Texas
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Louisa Wilson
1872 –
Birth Location: Lamar County, Texas, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 03 Feb 1839
    Event Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 4, Lamar, Texas; Roll: M593_1594; Page: 347A; Image: 697; Family History Library Film: 553093

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 4, Lamar, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 4, Lamar, Texas; Roll: M593_1594; Page: 347A; Image: 697; Family History Library Film: 553093

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 May 1880
    Event Place: Lamar, Texas, United States
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