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Silas W Wilson 1862–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1862

Birth Location: Egypt Township, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 April 1917

Death Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Wilson

Mother: Martha Wilson

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Children(s):

The story of Silas W Wilson began in 1862 in Egypt Township, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA. Silas W Wilson passed away in 1917 in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas W Wilson began in 1862 in Egypt Township, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Silas W Wilson passed away in 1917 in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA.

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Silas Wilson's Ancestors

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Silas Wilson
1862–1917
Birth Place: Egypt Township, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Charles California Wilson
1836–1909
Bee Log, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Ann Hensley) Wilson
1841–1930
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Billy) Wilson
1807–1890
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Susannah (Ruth Clayton Bradford) Wilson
1803–1890
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte ("Lottie") Briggs
1817–1909
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Wilson
1789–1880
Nancy Briggs
1785–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Wilson
1771–1863

Silas Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1862
1862
Birth of Silas W Wilson in Egypt Township, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Egypt Township, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1917
28 April 1917
Age 55
Death of Silas W Wilson in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Egypt Township, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1917
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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