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Nimrod Dossie Wilson 1816–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1816

Birth Location: Shepardsville, Bullitt, Kentucky

Death Date: 8 Oct 1886

Death Location: Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Samuel Col

Mother: Winney Lee

Spouse(s): Delphia Renfrow

Children(s): Aaron Wilson, Josephine Wilson, Susanna Wilson, Minerva Wilson, William Wilson, John Wilson, Presley Wilson, Nimrod Wilson, David Wilson, Franklin Wilson, Owen Wilson, Eliza Wilson

In 1816, Nimrod Dossie Wilson entered the world in Shepardsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, born to Samuel Wilson Col And Winney Lee. Nimrod Dossie Wilson married Delphia Renfrow, and had children including Aaron Van Wilson, David Lawson Wilson, Eliza E Wilson, Franklin L Wilson, John Hardin Wilson, Josephine Wilson, Minerva Jane Wilson, Nimrod J Wilson, Owen Thomas Wilson, Presley P Wilson, Susanna Wilson, William Henry Wilson. Nimrod Dossie Wilson passed away in 1886 in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Nimrod Dossie Wilson entered the world in Shepardsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, born to Samuel Wilson Col And Winney Lee.
  • Nimrod Dossie Wilson married Delphia Renfrow, and had children including Aaron Van Wilson, David Lawson Wilson, Eliza E Wilson, Franklin L Wilson, John Hardin Wilson, Josephine Wilson, Minerva Jane Wilson, Nimrod J Wilson, Owen Thomas Wilson, Presley P Wilson, Susanna Wilson, William Henry Wilson.
  • Nimrod Dossie Wilson passed away in 1886 in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nimrod Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Nimrod Wilson
1816–1886
Birth Place: Shepardsville, Bullitt, Kentucky
Parents
Samuel Wilson Col
1772–1835
Virginia, United States
Winney Lee
1780–1850
Virginia, Hardy, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Lee
1738–1808
Richmond, King and Queen, Virginia, United States Virginia, high sheriff, agent for Virginia.in Eng., U.S.commissioner
Nancy (Catherine) Graves
1737–1830
Spotsylvania, Virginia, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
William Lee
1715–1791
Elizabeth Westbrook
1715–1800
Thomas V
1691–1767
Sarah Davenport
1696–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Graves
1670–1747
Rebeccah (Dickens?)
1665–1747
DAVIS Rev
1661–1734
Ann Woodruff
1670–1735

Nimrod Wilson's Descendants

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Nimrod (Dossie) Wilson (1 Nov 1816–8 Oct 1886) m. Delphia Renfrow (04-01-1815–Oct 1, 1881)
  1. 1. Aaron (Van) Wilson 1855–1939
  2. 2. Josephine Wilson 1857–1903
  3. 3. Susanna Wilson 1839–
  4. 4. Minerva (Jane) Wilson 1843–
  5. 5. William (Henry) Wilson 1842–1911
  6. 6. John (Hardin) Wilson 1845–1923
  7. 7. Presley (P) Wilson 1846–1942 m. Mary (E) Hopper 1861–1934
    1. 1. Thomas (Dossie) Wilson 1879–1935 m. Minnie (Dallas Young Wilson) Hopper 1884–1964
      1. 1. Wilbur (Leslie) Wilson 1904–1986
      2. 2. James (Presley) Wilson 1904–1990
      3. 3. Volney (Charles) Wilson 1907–1977
      4. 4. Thomas (Rawson) Wilson 1909–1979
      5. 5. William (Robert) Wilson 1916–1980 m. Mary (Jane) Henry 1925–1993
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson 1922–1983
    2. 2. Ellen (Elsie) Wilson 1881–1958
    3. 3. Clarence (Rassie) Wilson 1883–1948
    4. 4. Modessie (a) Wilson 1889–1966
  8. 8. Nimrod (J) Wilson 1848–1920
  9. 9. David (Lawson) Wilson 1849–1938
  10. 10. Franklin (L) Wilson 1858–1941
  11. 11. Owen (Thomas) Wilson 1851–1942
  12. 12. Eliza (E) Wilson 1853–

Nimrod Wilson's Timeline

3 Records

1816
1 Nov 1816
Birth of Nimrod Dossie Wilson in Shepardsville, Bullitt, Kentucky
Shepardsville, Bullitt, Kentucky
1838
16 August 1838
Age 22
Nimrod Dossie Wilson was married
None
1886
8 Oct 1886
Age 70
Death of Nimrod Dossie Wilson in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1816
    Event Place: Shepardsville, Bullitt, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 August 1838

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1886
    Event Place: Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

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