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Rachel Hoge Wilson 1819 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1819

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1898

Death Location: Radford, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Wilson

Mother: Catherine Peterman

Spouse(s): Sebastian Wygal

Children(s): Mary Wygal, Amanda Wygal, Molly Wygal, Oscar Wygal, Lucy Wygal, William Wygal, Nancy Wygall, Samuel Wygal, Alice Wygal, Lizzie Wygal, Dixie Wygal, Elizabeth Wygal, Florence Wygal, Turner Wygal

In 1819, Rachel Hoge Wilson entered the world in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, born to Samuel King Wilson and Catherine Peterman. In 1850, Rachel Hoge Wilson resided in District 48, Pulaski, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Rachel Hoge Wilson resided in Floyd, Virginia, USA. Rachel Hoge Wilson married Sebastian Wygal, and had children including Mary C Wygal, Amanda Wygal, Molly Wygal, Oscar Augustus Wygal, Lucy Wygal, William W Wygal, Nancy Ellen Wygall, Samuel Wygal, Alice Pace Wygal, Lizzie Wygal, Dixie W. Wygal, Elizabeth Deskins Wygal, Florence Wygal, Turner Ashby Wygal. Rachel Hoge Wilson passed away in 1898 in Radford, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Rachel Hoge Wilson entered the world in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, born to Samuel King Wilson and Catherine Peterman.
  • In 1850, Rachel Hoge Wilson resided in District 48, Pulaski, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Rachel Hoge Wilson resided in Floyd, Virginia, USA.
  • Rachel Hoge Wilson married Sebastian Wygal, and had children including Mary C Wygal, Amanda Wygal, Molly Wygal, Oscar Augustus Wygal, Lucy Wygal, William W Wygal, Nancy Ellen Wygall, Samuel Wygal, Alice Pace Wygal, Lizzie Wygal, Dixie W. Wygal, Elizabeth Deskins Wygal, Florence Wygal, Turner Ashby Wygal.
  • Rachel Hoge Wilson passed away in 1898 in Radford, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wilson
1792 – 1845
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catherine Peterman
1790 – 1820
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sebastian Wygal
1817 – 1900
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Wygal
1846 – 1890
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Amanda Wygal
1847 – 1913
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
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Molly Wygal
1849 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Oscar Wygal
1850 – 1916
Birth Location: Pulaski, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Wygal
1850 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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William Wygal
1853 – 1917
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Wygall
1854 – 1880
Birth Location: Newburn, Virginia
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Samuel Wygal
1857 – 1859
Birth Location: Floyd, Virginia, United States
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Alice Wygal
1857 – 1914
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Lizzie Wygal
1861 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Dixie Wygal
1861 – 1940
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia
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Elizabeth Wygal
1862 – 1931
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
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Florence Wygal
1863 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Turner Wygal
1863 – 1928
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Rachel Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Wilson
1819 – 1898
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel King Wilson
1792 – 1845
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Peterman
1790 – 1820
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Green (Berry) Wilson
1779 – 1850
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Jane Fletcher
1799 – 1850
, Pulaski Co., Virginia
George (Michael) Peterman
1759 – 1850
Colebrookdale, Berks, Pennsylvania
Christina (Barbara) Staab
1762 – 1852
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
James Wilson
1738 – 1806
Mary Clark
1742 – 1820
Hans Petermann
1720 – 1774
Maria Kahn
1733 – 1790
Georg Staab
1729 – 1794
Elisabetha Ebelen
1730 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Willson
1716 – 1760
Catherine Wilson
1719 – 1747
Johann Kann
1692 – 1764
Maria Spitz
1693 – 1764
Johann Ebelin
1710 –
Elisabetha Christe
1718 –

Rachel Wilson's Descendants

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Rachel (Hoge) Wilson (19 Mar 1819 – 23 May 1898) m. Sebastian Wygal (27 Jun 1817 – 05 Nov 1900)
  1. 1. Mary (C) Wygal (1846 – 1890)
  2. 2. Amanda Wygal (10 Apr 1847 – 16 Feb 1913) m. William (Henry) McFarland (1857 – Jun 1911)
  3. 3. Molly Wygal (Abt 1849 – ) m. Mark Jones (abt 1847 – )
    1. 1. Essie Jones (abt 1870 – )
    2. 2. Fred Jones (abt 1872 – )
    3. 3. Kati Jones (abt 1876 – )
  4. 4. Oscar (Augustus) Wygal (1850 – 18 Jul 1916)
  5. 5. Lucy Wygal (Abt 1850 – )
  6. 6. William (W) Wygal (20 Apr 1853 – 11 Feb 1917)
  7. 7. Nancy (Ellen) Wygall (25 Feb 1854 – 17 Feb 1880) m. James (E.) Hartwell (abt 1855 – )
  8. 8. Samuel Wygal (1857 – 1859)
  9. 9. Alice (Pace) Wygal (20 Apr 1857 – 27 Mar 1914)
  10. 10. Lizzie Wygal (abt 1861 – )
  11. 11. Dixie (W.) Wygal (21 Apr 1861 – 09 May 1940)
  12. 12. Elizabeth (Deskins) Wygal (16 Nov 1862 – 21 Sep 1931) m. John (Milton) McIlhany (25 Aug 1863 – 04 Sep 1935)
    1. 1. Robert (Milton) McIlhany (23 Jan 1887 – 30 Apr 1950) m. Charlotte (Lynnwood) Word (28 September 1887 – 18 Nov 1979)
      1. 1. Hugh (Milton) McIlhany (12 Jan 1910 – 12 Apr 1918)
      2. 2. Evelyn (Louise) McIlhany (12 Sep 1911 – 06 Feb 1994)
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) McIlhany (26 Mar 1921 – 5 Jan 2006) m. Leroy (Douglas) Hyatt (7 May 1924 – 15 July 2000)
        1. 1. Katherine (Lynwood) Hyatt (31 Mar 1949 – ) m. Raymond Youmans
        2. 2. Kristy (Louise) Hyatt (2 Oct 1953 – 14 May 2017)
      4. 4. Robert (Milton) McIlhany (28 Aug 1924 – 2 Sep 1998) m. Marjorie m. Clara (Helen) Bitto (27 Jun 1924 – 24 Jun 2008)
        1. 1. Bobbie (Jean) McIlhany (20 Jul 1947 – ) m. Robert (Roy) Gamerl (abt 1949 – )
        2. 2. Marilyn (Dianne) McIlhany (1950 – 05 Apr 2021) m. David (Clayton) Hatcher m. Ronald Earley
        3. 3. Susan (Lynn) McIlhany (abt 1957 – ) m. James (Christopher) Wells (abt 1956 – )
      5. 5. Peggy (Ann) McIlhany (12 Jul 1931 – March 2013) m. Robert (Franklin) Johnson
        1. 1. David (Deloyd) Johnson (Mar 1953 – 2017)
    2. 2. Nell (Ruth) McIlhany (01 May 1888 – 31 Oct 1969) m. Harrison (John) Burtnett (12 Nov 1888 – 17 July 1986)
      1. 1. John (Harrison) Burtnett (19 Jan 1916 – 14 Nov 1992) m. Mary (Ethel) Swaim (18 NOV 1923 – 31 AUG 1996)
        1. 1. Susan Burtnett (29 Mar 1952 – 10 Jul 2019) m. Victor (Joseph) Bablove (13 Jul 1949 – 9 Apr 2017) m. Victor
        2. 2. John Burtnett
      2. 2. Nancy (Keith) Burtnett (6 Jul 1918 – 23 Dec 1987) m. Leroy Hyatt
        1. 1. Kristi (Louise) Hyatt (02 Oct 1953 – 14 May 2017)
        2. 2. Katherine (Linwood) Hyatt m. Raymond Youmans
      3. 3. Jane (Deskins) Burtnett (1 January 1921 – 17 December 1998) m. Leo (Francis) Cusick (11 Mar 1917 – 13 Jun 2001)
        1. 1. Nancy (Johanna) Cusick (3 Apr 1949 – ) m. Watt (P) Sammons (6 Feb 1947 – ) m. Forbeck
        2. 2. Michael (Burtnett) Cusick (03 Feb 1954 – 19 Feb 2022)
        3. 3. Joan Cusick m. Mark Duncan
        4. 4. Alice Cusick m. David Rowlands
    3. 3. William (Herbert) McIlhany (12 Feb 1892 – 22 Aug 1965) m. Margaret (Susan "Maggie") Hoge (1 Jun 1887 – 16 Jun 1958)
      1. 1. Herbert (Hoge) McIlhany (21 Jan 1912 – 9 Jan 1979) m. Zirleta (Kent) McIlhany (30 July 1913 – 14 April 1999) m. Virginia (Ann Amelia Goad) Munro (29 Mar 1908 – 18 Jan 1989)
        1. 1. Kent (Hoge) McIlhany (27 Jun 1938 – Jan 1988) m. Mary (Bernice) Snider (17 Dec 1919 – 6 Jun 2003) m. Margaret Hartman
        2. 2. William (Herbert) McIlhany (10 Mar 1951 – 04 May 2017) m. Mary (Lee) Merrill (01 Dec 1946 – ) m. Mary (L) Mcilhany m. Marvene (E) Jones (abt 1939 – )
    4. 4. Paul (Sebastian) McIlhany (15 Jan 1894 – 08 Nov 1928) m. Edris (Zoe) Sluss (1898 – 8 Oct 1952)
      1. 1. Virginia (Milton) McIlhaney (11 Apr 1921 – 16 Dec 1952) m. Ira (Joseph) Driver
        1. 1. Milton Driver (abt 1949 – ) m. Kenni (Sue) Matthews (9 Dec 1952 – )
        2. 2. Katherine (Edris) Driver (11 Sep 1949 – ) m. John (Steiner) Newbraugh (19 Apr 1948 – 01 Apr 2022)
    5. 5. Bernard (Ashby) McIlhany (04 Nov 1895 – 21 Aug 1959) m. Mattie (Lou) Horne (19 Jul 1902 – September 1992)
      1. 1. Bernard (Ashby) McIlhaney (9 Aug 1931 – 16 Jan 2007) m. Charlotte (Wood) Schrader m. Shirley (Ann) Jones m. Chrystal (Charlotte) Manzke (2 Jun 1930 – 2005) m. Lydia Adamec (4 Feb 1947 – )
        1. 1. Taliaferro (Alexander) McIlhaney (06 Oct 1961 – )
      2. 2. Martha (Dyess) McIlhaney (23 Jul 1933 – 28 May 1995) m. Frank (Appleton) Kendall (04/25/1930 – 2006)
        1. 1. Milton (McIlhany) Kendall (28 Feb 1962 – )
      3. 3. Milton (Horne) McIlhaney (5 Jul 1935 – 20 Oct 1995)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Virginia) McIlhany (May 1898 – 23 Feb 1944) m. Reid (Hall) Vance (15 Nov 1903 – 26 Jun 1979)
      1. 1. Doris (Eyre) Vance (5 Feb 1929 – 20 Aug 1987) m. Warren (Gray) Merrin (13 Sep 1926 – 21 Oct 1996) m. Earl (Jeffrey) Edeburn (15 Jun 1923 – 8 Sep 1997) m. Joe (A) Welch (abt 1928 – ) m. Raymond (Earl) Young (26 Aug 1920 – 1 Oct 2006)
        1. 1. Timothy (Craig) Vance (10 Aug 1949 – ) m. Mary (Ann) Morrison (25 Aug 1940 – ) m. Helen (Irene) Cleary (08 Jul 1965 – ) m. Sheryl (Lynne) Barnabei (26 Aug 1951 – ) m. Mary (Ann) Morrison
        2. 2. Earl (Jeffrey) Edeburn (31 Dec 1951 – 19 May 2017) m. Kimberly (Ann) Brewer (05 Sep 1959 – ) m. Ricki (J) Lyde (24 Jul 1951 – )
        3. 3. Stephen (Randolph) Edeburn (15 Feb 1953 – 23 Jan 1997) m. Karen (Renee) Payette (11 Aug 1953 – ) m. Deborah Hill (abt 1958 – )
      2. 2. Paul (Franklin) Vance (21 Feb 1930 – 20 Dec 1935)
    7. 7. Lucile (Margaret) McIlhany (3 Nov 1900 – 15 Nov 1967)
  13. 13. Florence Wygal (1863 – )
  14. 14. Turner (Ashby) Wygal (21 Feb 1863 – 31 Dec 1928)

Rachel Wilson's Timeline

6 Records

1819
19 Mar 1819
Birth of Rachel Hoge Wilson in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 31
Rachel Hoge Wilson resided here in District 48, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
District 48, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 41
Rachel Hoge Wilson resided here in Floyd, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 51
Rachel Hoge Wilson resided here in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 61
Rachel Hoge Wilson resided here in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
1898
23 May 1898
Age 79
Death of Rachel Hoge Wilson in Radford, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Radford, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1819
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: 1378; Page: 335B; Enumeration District: 049
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: M593_1664; Page: 132A; Family History Library Film: 553163
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Page: 532; Family History Library Film: 805345
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 48, Pulaski, Virginia; Roll: 971; Page: 257a
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 48, Pulaski, Virginia; Roll: 971; Page: 257b
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 48, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 48, Pulaski, Virginia; Roll: 971; Page: 257a
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 48, Pulaski, Virginia; Roll: 971; Page: 257b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Page: 532; Family History Library Film: 805345

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: M593_1664; Page: 132A; Family History Library Film: 553163

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: 1378; Page: 335B; Enumeration District: 049

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 May 1898
    Event Place: Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Rachel H Wygal 23 May 1898

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1898
    Event Place: Radford, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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