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Samantha L Wilson 1856–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1856

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 1928

Death Location: Fairview, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: George Wilson

Mother: Nancy Silvers

Spouse(s): John Mason, Thomas Mashburn

Children(s): Nancy Wilson, Martha Mason

Samantha L Wilson was born in 1856 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Wilson And Nancy Silvers. Samantha L Wilson married John Thomas Mason, Thomas Andrew Tom Mashburn, and had children including Martha Melina Mason, Nancy Ellinder Wilson. Samantha L Wilson passed away in 1928 in Fairview, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samantha L Wilson was born in 1856 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Wilson And Nancy Silvers.
  • Samantha L Wilson married John Thomas Mason, Thomas Andrew Tom Mashburn, and had children including Martha Melina Mason, Nancy Ellinder Wilson.
  • Samantha L Wilson passed away in 1928 in Fairview, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samantha Wilson's Ancestors

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Samantha Wilson
1856–1928
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
George Wilson
1816–1913
Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Silvers
1825–1915
Yancey Co
Grandparents
Edward ("Big Ned") Wilson
1789–1880
South Carolina
Rachel Silver
1792–1860
Frederick, Frederick County, MD.
Great-Grandparents
Edward Wilson
1771–1863
Mary Gilbert
1775–1850
George Silver
1753–1839
Nancy Griffith
1766–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth (5xGGM)
1736–1830

Samantha Wilson's Descendants

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Samantha (L) Wilson (Jun 1856–13 Nov 1928) m. John (Thomas) Mason (1854–1899) m. Thomas (Andrew “Tom”) Mashburn (8 May 1871–8 June 1951)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ellinder) Wilson 1824–1935
  2. 2. Martha (Melina) Mason 1881–1953 m. John (Riley Mashburn) Sr 1876–1954
    1. 1. Eva (Louiza) Freeman 1901–1998
    2. 2. Oscar (Manuel Mashburn) Sr 1916–1990
    3. 3. Riley (L) Mashburn 1900–1979

Samantha Wilson's Timeline

3 Records

1856
Jun 1856
Birth of Samantha L Wilson in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1928
12 Nov 1928
Age 72
Death of Samantha L Wilson in Nantahala, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Nantahala, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1928
13 Nov 1928
Age 72
Burial of Samantha L Wilson in Fairview, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Fairview, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1856
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1928
    Event Place: Fairview, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Samantha Lucille Wilson Mashburn 12 Nov 1928

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1928
    Event Place: Nantahala, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1928
    Event Place: Fairview, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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