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Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson 1832–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 February 1832

Birth Location: Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina

Death Date: 22 July 1912

Death Location: Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Wilson

Mother: Mary Hensley

Spouse(s): Pheobe Wilson, Jane Duncan, Elender Bradford, Matilda Wilson, Emily Honeycutt, Mary Fender

Children(s): Martha Hensley, William Wilson, Margaret Hughes, Mary Adkins, Sarah Wilson, Reverend Wilson, David Wilson, Franklin Wilson, John Wilson, Mary Wilson, William Wilson, Adaline Edwards, Martha Wilson, Bacchus Wilson, Ruth Wilson, Jacob Wilson, Cynthia Wilson, Reuben Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Nelson Wilson, Silas Wilson, Elbert Wilson, William Wilson, Austin Wilson, Charles Issac

The story of Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson began in 1832 in Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina. In 1850, Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA. Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson married Elender Nellie Bradford, Emily C Honeycutt, Jane Duncan, Mary Jane Fender, Matilda Wilson, Pheobe Horton Gardner Wilson, and had children including Adaline Addie Wilson Edwards, Austin Wilson, Bacchus Wilson, Charles Issac, Cynthia Marcenie Wilson, David Wilson, Elbert Wilson, Franklin Bradford Wilson, Jacob H Wilson, John Douglas Wesley Wilson, Margaret Wilson Hughes, Martha Jane Wilson Hensley, Martha Marthy Lucinda Sis Wilson, Mary Christina Wilson Adkins, Mary Wilson, Nelson M Wilson, Reuben M Wilson, Reverend Marcus W Wilson, Ruth Gardner Wilson, Sarah Cordelia Wilson, Silas Wilson, Thomas W Wilson, William Andrew Wilson, William B Wilson, William Raleigh Wilson. Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson passed away in 1912 in Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson began in 1832 in Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina.
  • In 1850, Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson married Elender Nellie Bradford, Emily C Honeycutt, Jane Duncan, Mary Jane Fender, Matilda Wilson, Pheobe Horton Gardner Wilson, and had children including Adaline Addie Wilson Edwards, Austin Wilson, Bacchus Wilson, Charles Issac, Cynthia Marcenie Wilson, David Wilson, Elbert Wilson, Franklin Bradford Wilson, Jacob H Wilson, John Douglas Wesley Wilson, Margaret Wilson Hughes, Martha Jane Wilson Hensley, Martha Marthy Lucinda Sis Wilson, Mary Christina Wilson Adkins, Mary Wilson, Nelson M Wilson, Reuben M Wilson, Reverend Marcus W Wilson, Ruth Gardner Wilson, Sarah Cordelia Wilson, Silas Wilson, Thomas W Wilson, William Andrew Wilson, William B Wilson, William Raleigh Wilson.
  • Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson passed away in 1912 in Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reverend Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Wilson
1832–1912
Birth Place: Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Alexander Wilson
1807–1873
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Hensley
1809–1860
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (Wilson) Jr
1786–1860
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Shepherd
1786–1860
Montgomery County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reverend Wilson's Descendants

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Reverend (Samuel Thomas) Wilson (4 February 1832–22 July 1912) m. Pheobe (Horton Gardner) Wilson (1 Mar 1826–1875) m. Jane Duncan (1834–25 Nov 1931) m. Elender (Nellie) Bradford (1842–20 November 1922) m. Matilda Wilson (abt 1843–) m. Emily (C) Honeycutt (1858–) m. Mary (Jane) Fender (29 Jul 1831–25 Nov 1953)
  1. 1. Martha (Jane Wilson) Hensley 1850–1906 m. The (Reverend Silas Silver Bacchus) Hensley 1845–1904
    1. 1. Sam (Elbert) Hensley 1878–1930 m. Martha (Cuma M Foster) Hensley 1878–1940 m. Lollie (Elizabeth Tomberlin) Hensley 1883–1962
      1. 1. Logan Hensley 1909–1987 m. Anna (Mae Tittle) Hensley 1912–1984
        1. 1. Juanita Hensley 1943–1943
        2. 2. Gaither (Burgess) Hensley 1933–2010
        3. 3. Donald Hensley 1935–2007
        4. 4. Evelyn (F Hensley) Rollins 1938–2012
        5. 5. Golden (Rae "Goldie") Rollins 1950–2019
      2. 2. Fannie (Hensley Hampton) Laws 1906–1947 m. William (Henry) Laws 1908–1971 m. Robert (Clayton) Hampton 1900–1934
        1. 1. William (Daniel) Laws 1946–1946
        2. 2. Flora (Etta Laws) Gunter 1938–2005
        3. 3. Orville Hampton 1928–1954
      3. 3. Della ("Dillie" Hensley) Shelton 1911–1989
      4. 4. Everett Hensley 1905–1920
      5. 5. Etta (May Carrie "Ettie" Hensley Jones) Mercer 1901–1980
      6. 6. James (Burder) Hensley 1916–1993
      7. 7. Samuel (Thomas Hensley) Jr 1914–1982
      8. 8. Gay (Washington Brinkley) Hensley 1909–1981
      9. 9. Ila (Lazell) Hensley 1905–1970
      10. 10. Alba (Homer Jeter) Hensley 1900–1966
    2. 2. Wilson (C McDaniel "Daniel") Hensley 1878–1922
    3. 3. William (Baxter "Willback") Hensley 1867–1932
    4. 4. Martha (Jane Mattie Hensley) Buckner 1892–1983
    5. 5. Bascombe (Simeon Sidney Hensley) Sr 1891–1977
    6. 6. Pansie (Pansley Hensley) Watts 1889–1949
    7. 7. Ida (Lee Hensley) Randolph 1885–1927
    8. 8. Andrew (Parson) Hensley 1880–1947
    9. 9. Phoebe (Althea Hensley) Wilson 1869–1929
    10. 10. Minnie (Etta Hensley) Edwards 1888–1949
    11. 11. Nancy (L) Hensley 1875–
    12. 12. Turner (A.) Hensley 1873–
    13. 13. Thomas (C) Hensley 1871–
    14. 14. George (M) Hensley 1873–1941
    15. 15. Lillie (S) Hensley 1882–
    16. 16. Mary (Madeline) Hensley 1872–
    17. 17. Naomi (C) Hensley 1874–
  2. 2. William (B) Wilson 1857–1910
  3. 3. Margaret (Wilson) Hughes 1865–1910
  4. 4. Mary (Christina Wilson) Adkins 1870–1928
  5. 5. Sarah (Cordelia) Wilson 1851–1886
  6. 6. Reverend (Marcus W) Wilson 1860–1930
  7. 7. David Wilson 1862–
  8. 8. Franklin (Bradford) Wilson 1879–
  9. 9. John (Douglas Wesley) Wilson 1865–1895
  10. 10. Mary Wilson 1867–1928
  11. 11. William (Andrew) Wilson 1854–1926
  12. 12. Adaline ("Addie" Wilson) Edwards 1879–1948
  13. 13. Martha (Marthy Lucinda "Sis") Wilson 1878–1903
  14. 14. Bacchus Wilson 1881–1902
  15. 15. Ruth (Gardner) Wilson 1860–1898
  16. 16. Jacob (H) Wilson 1852–1915
  17. 17. Cynthia (Marcenie) Wilson 1874–1961
  18. 18. Reuben (M) Wilson 1845–1860
  19. 19. Thomas (W) Wilson 1848–1910
  20. 20. Nelson (M) Wilson 1853–1927
  21. 21. Silas Wilson 1873–1895
  22. 22. Elbert Wilson 1859–
  23. 23. William (Raleigh) Wilson 1868–1945
  24. 24. Austin Wilson 1856–1930
  25. 25. Charles Issac 1860–

Reverend Wilson's Timeline

8 Records

1832
4 February 1832
Birth of Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson in Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina
Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 18
Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 28
Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided here in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 38
Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided here in Shoal Creek, Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
Shoal Creek, Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 48
Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 68
Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided here in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 78
Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson resided here in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1912
22 July 1912
Age 80
Death of Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson in Egypt, Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Egypt, Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 February 1832
    Event Place: Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 988; Page: 547d; Enumeration District: 233
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Shoal Creek, Cherokee, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1130; Page: 329B
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 1225; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0124
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: M653_919; Page: 430; Family History Library Film: 8
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1122; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1375135
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 445b
    [9] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 445b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: M653_919; Page: 430; Family History Library Film: 8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Shoal Creek, Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Shoal Creek, Cherokee, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1130; Page: 329B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 988; Page: 547d; Enumeration District: 233

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 1225; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0124

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1122; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1375135

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1912
    Event Place: Egypt, Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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