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Samuel Kennedy Wilson 1853–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1853

Birth Location: Pierceville, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 May 1938

Death Location: Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Mary Mason

Mother: James Wilson

Spouse(s): Victoria Wilson, Mary Wilson, Harriett Wilson, Mary Downs, Adonia Downs

Children(s): Mona Brown, Daisy Wilson, Mary Wilson, Hattie Methvin, John Wilson, Mable Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Eddie Wilson, William Wilson, James Sr, Hattie Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Eddie Wilson, James Sr.

Samuel Kennedy Wilson was born in 1853 in Pierceville, Bedford, Virginia, USA, the child of Mary Ann Mason And James William Wilson. In 1920, Samuel Kennedy Wilson resided in Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA. Samuel Kennedy Wilson married Adonia Downs, Harriett Fredonia Wilson, Mary Ann Downs, Mary Ann Wilson, Victoria America Wilson, and had children including Daisy Ann Wilson, Eddie C Wilson, Hattie Mae Methvin, Hattie Mae Wilson, J R Dozier, James Richard Lee Wilson Sr, John Kennedy Johnnie Wilson, Mable Gray Wilson, Mary Phillips Wilson, Mona Pauline Brown, Samuel A Wilson, William Talton Wilson. Samuel Kennedy Wilson passed away in 1938 in Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Kennedy Wilson was born in 1853 in Pierceville, Bedford, Virginia, USA, the child of Mary Ann Mason And James William Wilson.
  • In 1920, Samuel Kennedy Wilson resided in Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA.
  • Samuel Kennedy Wilson married Adonia Downs, Harriett Fredonia Wilson, Mary Ann Downs, Mary Ann Wilson, Victoria America Wilson, and had children including Daisy Ann Wilson, Eddie C Wilson, Hattie Mae Methvin, Hattie Mae Wilson, J R Dozier, James Richard Lee Wilson Sr, John Kennedy Johnnie Wilson, Mable Gray Wilson, Mary Phillips Wilson, Mona Pauline Brown, Samuel A Wilson, William Talton Wilson.
  • Samuel Kennedy Wilson passed away in 1938 in Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Wilson
1853–1938
Birth Place: Pierceville, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mary Ann Mason
1820–1896
Pierceville, Bedford, Virginia, USA
James (William) Wilson
1817–1864
Pierceville, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (John) Mason
1792–1851
Henry, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Bowles
1795–1860
Franklin, Virginia, USA
James (William) Wilson
1782–1848
Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Deborah "Bettie") Wright
1789–1853
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hannah Aden
1769–1810
Nathaniel Mason
1765–1826
John Bowles
1755–1810
Frances Bolling
1762–1834
William Wilson
1765–1795
Polly Thurman
1774–1859
David Wright
1732–1801
Ann Johns
1732–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt. Hill
1728–1777
Elizabeth McCready
1725–1810
JOHN WRIGHT
1713–1779

Samuel Wilson's Descendants

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Samuel (Kennedy) Wilson (7 Jun 1853–3 May 1938) m. Victoria (America) Wilson (27 Nov 1871–27 Aug 1949) m. Mary (Ann) Wilson (14 October 1858–20 November 1898) m. Harriett (Fredonia) Wilson (10 January 1858–27 December 1884) m. Mary (Ann) Downs (14 October 1858–20 November 1898) m. Adonia Downs (14 Oct 1860–20 Nov 1898)
  1. 1. Mona (Pauline) Brown 1909–1998 m. Ralph (Clarence) Brown 1908–1960 m. William (Emmett Wilson) Sr 1901–1935
    1. 1. Lewis (E Wilson) II 1935–2020 m. Elizabeth ("Betty" Jane) Lawrence 1938–2018
    2. 2. Marion (Louise) Brown 1942–2009
    3. 3. Samuel (Eugene) Wilson 1931–2006 m. Tresa (C) Hall 1935–2002
    4. 4. Infant Wilson 1926–1926
    5. 5. William (E) Wilson 1929–2002 m. Joyce (Laura) Pratt 1934–2018 m. Rowena Watson 1934–2012
    6. 6. Mona (Pauline (Paula)) Wilson 1927–2006
    7. 7. Betty (Jo) Wilson 1933–2014
    8. 8. Patricia (Diane Wilson) Brown 1950–2013
  2. 2. Daisy (Ann) Wilson 1904–1994 m. William (Burton) Clement 1905–1986
    1. 1. Ruth (Amelia) Clement 1925–2009
  3. 3. Mary (Phillips) Wilson 1902–1991
    1. 1. Nina (M) Dye 1924–
      1. 1. Michael (Lawrence) Brent 1949–2013
  4. 4. Hattie (Mae) Methvin 1890–1911
  5. 5. John (Kennedy "Johnnie") Wilson 1911–1980
  6. 6. Mable (Gray) Wilson 1900–1900
  7. 7. Samuel (A) Wilson 1888–1911
  8. 8. Eddie (C) Wilson 1886–1886
  9. 9. William (Talton) Wilson 1884–1956
  10. 10. James (Richard Lee Wilson) Sr 1895–1979
    1. 1. James (Richard Lee Wilson) Jr 1921–2009
  11. 11. Hattie (Mae) Wilson 1890–1911
  12. 12. Samuel (A) Wilson 1888–1911
  13. 13. Eddie (C) Wilson 1886–1886
  14. 14. James (Richard Lee Wilson) Sr. 1895–1979

Samuel Wilson's Timeline

3 Records

1853
7 Jun 1853
Birth of Samuel Kennedy Wilson in Pierceville, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Pierceville, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 67
Samuel Kennedy Wilson resided here in Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA
Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA
1938
3 May 1938
Age 85
Death of Samuel Kennedy Wilson in Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA
Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1853
    Event Place: Pierceville, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama; Roll: T625_33; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 63
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Advertiser-Journal; Publication Date: 5 May 1938; Publication Place: Haleyville, Alabama, USA; ,0.79993546,0.8016385,0.96944886&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama; Roll: T625_33; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 63

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Advertiser-Journal; Publication Date: 5 May 1938; Publication Place: Haleyville, Alabama, USA; ,0.79993546,0.8016385,0.96944886&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1938
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Advertiser-Journal; Publication Date: 5 May 1938; Publication Place: Haleyville, Alabama, USA; ,0.79993546,0.8016385,0.96944886&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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