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Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson 1822–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1822

Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio

Death Date: 21 January 1903

Death Location: Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Father: James Jr.

Mother: Mary Adams

Spouse(s): Janet Woodrow

Children(s): President History, Joseph Jr, Marion Wilson, Annie Howe, Janet Wilson

Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson was born in 1822 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, the child of James Porter Wilson Jr And Mary Ann Annie Adams. Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson married Janet E Woodrow, and had children including Annie Josephine Howe, Janet Wilson, Joseph Ruggles Wilson Jr, Marion Morton Wilson, President Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28Th U S President History. Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson passed away in 1903 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson was born in 1822 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, the child of James Porter Wilson Jr And Mary Ann Annie Adams.
  • Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson married Janet E Woodrow, and had children including Annie Josephine Howe, Janet Wilson, Joseph Ruggles Wilson Jr, Marion Morton Wilson, President Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28Th U S President History.
  • Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson passed away in 1903 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Jr.
1787–1850
Birth Location: Strabane, Down, Ireland
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Mary Adams
1791–1863
Birth Location: Atrim, Down, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Woodrow
1826–1888
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

President History
1856–1924
Birth Location: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Jr
1867–1927
Birth Location: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
JJ
Marion Wilson
1850–1890
Birth Location: Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Annie Howe
1854–1916
Birth Location: Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
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Janet Wilson
1850–1924
Birth Location: –
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Rev Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Rev Wilson
1822–1903
Birth Place: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
Parents
James Porter Wilson Jr.
1787–1850
Strabane, Down, Ireland
Mary (Ann "Annie") Adams
1791–1863
Atrim, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
David Adams
1762–1839
County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Mary ("Polly") Kephart
1760–1833
Carroll, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Adams
1742–1790
Edey Adams
1746–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim (twin)
1712–1760
Thankful Blodgett
1719–1760

Rev Wilson's Descendants

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Rev (Joseph Ruggles) Wilson (28 February 1822–21 January 1903) m. Janet (E.) Woodrow (20 Dec 1826–15 Apr 1888)
  1. 1. President (Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28th U.S. President) History 1856–1924 m. Edith (Bolling) Wilson 1872–1961 m. Ellen (Louise) Axson 1860–1914
    1. 1. Margaret (Woodrow) Wilson 1886–1944 m. Morrissy (S) Koonce 1871– m. Joseph (Harry) Wilson 1882–1940
      1. 1. Mable (H.) Wilson 1901–1977
      2. 2. Paul (L) Wilson 1903–1975
      3. 3. Cornelia Wilson 1906–1920
    2. 2. Jessica (Woodrow) Wilson 1887–1933
    3. 3. Eleanor (Randolph) Wilson 1889–1967
  2. 2. Joseph (Ruggles Wilson) Jr 1867–1927
  3. 3. Marion (Morton) Wilson 1850–1890
  4. 4. Annie (Josephine) Howe 1854–1916
  5. 5. Janet Wilson 1850–1924

Rev Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1822
28 February 1822
Birth of Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
1903
21 January 1903
Age 81
Death of Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1822
    Event Place: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1903
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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