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Matilda Wilson 1789 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1789

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Clarke, Alabama, United States

Father: Joshua Wilson

Mother: Barbara Roper

Spouse(s): Benjamin Finch, Nathaniel Henderson, Wilson Henderson

Children(s): James Finch, John Finch, Caroline Finch, Melissa Finch, Emily Finch, Martha Finch, Shadrack (Slave), Nancy Henderson, Penelope Henderson

1789 marked the beginning of Matilda Wilson's life in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, to parents Joshua (4) Wilson and Barbara Sanford (6) Roper. Eventually, Matilda Wilson married Benjamin Hight Finch, Nathaniel Henderson and Wilson Henderson, and they welcomed James Monroe “Samuel” Finch, John Madison Finch, Caroline Finch, Melissa Cliff Finch, Emily Hite Finch, Martha S. Finch, Shadrack Henderson (Slave), Nancy Elizabeth Henderson and Penelope Permelia Henderson. Matilda Wilson passed in 1881 at Clarke, Alabama, United States.

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Parents

Joshua Wilson
1759 – 1844
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
JW
Barbara Roper
1760 – 1844
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
BR

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Finch
1788 – 1822
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
BF
Nathaniel Henderson
1775 – 1824
Birth Location: Newberry, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
NH
Wilson Henderson
1785 – 1859
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
WH

Children(s)

James Finch
1808 – 1873
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
JF
John Finch
1812 – 1895
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JF
Caroline Finch
1814 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
CF
Melissa Finch
1815 – 1902
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
MF
Emily Finch
1817 – 1844
Birth Location: North Carolina
EF
Martha Finch
1823 –
Birth Location: Alabama
MF
Shadrack (Slave)
1820 – 1857
Birth Location: , Clarke, Alabama
S(
Nancy Henderson
1824 – 1880
Birth Location: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
NH
Penelope Henderson
1825 – 1869
Birth Location: Clarke County, Alabama, USA
PH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Dec 1789
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 328B; Enumeration District: 023, Year: 1860; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Page: 579; Family History Library Film: 803006, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 254A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 2; Page: 233; Family History Library Film: 0002329

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 233; Family History Library Film: 0002332

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 254A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Page: 579; Family History Library Film: 803006, The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 17 Apr 1878
    Event Place: Grove Hill, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Clarke County Democrat - 17 Apr 1878 - Page 4, 17 Apr 1878

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Suggsville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 328B; Enumeration District: 023

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Grove Hill, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Clarke County Democrat - 8 Sep 1881 - Page 4, 8 Sep 1881

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 11 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Montgomery Advertiser - 11 Sep 1881 - Page 2, 11 Sep 1881

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, United States

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