Dunwoodie Wilson
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Dunwoodie (or Dinwiddie) Wilson appears to have been born about 1854 in Butler County, PA, to parents Lot Wilson and Nancy Gallagher. Very little is known of him. He was illiterate, never married, and lived his entire life with his parents until their deaths in 1904 and 1906. He was living alone in 1910, and then disappears from the record. He would have been about 66 years old in 1910, though he reported his age as 56. His parents were buried at Emanuel Lutheran Church of Prospect; no gravestone has been found for him there or elsewhere.
| Event | Date | Location | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 27 Dec 1856/1854 | Butler Co. PA, possibly Muddy Creek Twp. | never married | [1][8] |
| Death | ~14 Jan 1927 | Prospect Twp., Butler Co. PA . | Cause: found frozen to death in a field | [8] |
| Burial | 27 Dec 1856/1854 | Butler Co. PA, possibly Muddy Creek Twp. | never married | [1][8] |
Sources:
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6
+-- James Wilson
| (1805-????)
+-- Lot Wilson ------+
| (1831-1906) |
Dunwoodie Wilson --+ +-- Mary Baum
(1854-????) | (1806-????)
+-- Nancy Gallagher
(1828-1904)
Sources: [6][7]
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County, PA | born 1854 | [1] | |
| Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA | by 1860 - 1910+ | [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] |
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1860 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 14, Lines 39-40 lists Lot Wilson, 29, as a farmer married to Nancy Wilson, 33. They are listed as living with their three children, son Dunwoodie Wilson, 6, son James Wilson, 3, and daughter Nancy J. Wilson, 1. Lot is listed as having been born in PA. The previous record on Page 14 is for the family of James Gallagher, Nancy's father. Previous to the Gallaghers is the record of the family of James and Tamson Cratty, Tamson being Lot Wilson's sister. This suggests that the families lived on adjacent property. Lott's brother William Wilson is listed as a farm laborer at the Gallagher farm. This census is dated 8 Jun 1860. |  |
| 2 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 8, Lines 19-27 lists Lot Wilson, 39, married to Nancy Wilson, 41. They live with 7 children: son Dunwiddy Wilson, 15; son James Wilson, 12; daughter Mary Wilson, 11; son Henderson Wilson, 8; son Robert Wilson, 6; son William Wilson, 3; and daughter Mariah Wilson, age 9 months. Lot Wilson is a farmer, and Dunwoodie is "assisting on farm." Everyone else stays at home. Everyone was born in PA, though Nancy Wilson has a "father of foreign birth." Dunwiddy, James, Mary, and Henderson attended school within the census year. This census is dated 8 Jun 1870. |  |
| 3 | 1880 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 48, Page 4, lines 4-12 lists Lot Wilson, 49, married to Nancy Wilson, 51. They are listed as living with seven children: Son Dinwiddie Wilson, 25; son James Wilson, 23; daughter N. Jane Wilson, 21; son Henderson Wilson, 18; son Robert Wilson, 15; son William Wilson, 13; and daughter Matilda Wilson, 7. In addition to Lot and Nancy, James is also listed as married. Lot is listed as a farmer, Nancy is listed as "keeps house." Dinwiddie is listed as "helps on farm," and N. Jane is listed as "helps at home." Robert, William, and Matilda are listed as having attended school during the census year. Matilda is listed as not yet being able to write. Everyone in the family and their parents are listed as having been born in PA. This census is dated June 2, 1880. |  |
| 4 | 1900 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 84, Page 1, lines 6-8 lists Lot Wilson, 69, born Feb. 1831, married to Nancy Wilson, 71, born Feb. 1829. They are listed as living with one child, son Dinwiddie Wilson, 43, born Dec. 1846. Lot and Nancy are listed as having been married for 46 years. Nancy is listed as having born 9 children, 7 of which are still living. Lot, Nancy, Dunwoodie, Lot's parents, and Nancy's mother are all listed as having been born in PA. Lot's father is listed as having been born in Ireland. Lot is listed as a farmer while Dunwoodie is listed as "pay labor." Everyone can read, write, and speak English. Lot owns the farm with no mortgage. This census is dated June 1, 1900. |  |
| 5 | 1910 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 98, Page 2, line 100 lists Dinwiddie Wilson, 56, never married, living by himself. He and his parents were born in PA. He is a farmer on a pasture farm that he owns. He can speak English, but cannot read or write. This census is dated 20 Apr 1910. | 
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| 6 | 1895 History of Butler Co. PA, Brown & Co., p. 1277: "LOTT WILSON was born in Westmoreland county Pennsylvania, February 10, 1831, son of James and Mary (Baum) Wilson, and came with his parents to Butler county in 1844...Mr. Wilson was married in 1854 to Nancy Gallagher, a daughter of James Gallagher, to which union have been born...Dunwoody; James; Henderson; Robert; William; Jane, wife of Vest Sharp; Tillie, and two that died in infancy..." | (Complete text, Lott Wilson sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co. PA) |
| 7 | Manuscript of John T. Wilson researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of McDeavitt cousins and of his aunts Stella Wimer (McNeese), Lizzy Wimer (McDeavitt), Meda Wimer (McDeavitt), and Mary Gahagan. He has the name as Dinwiddie Wilson. | |
| 8 | Jan Heckathorn (Finke) correspondence 2008-ongoing; and research manuscript "Descendants of James Wilson", including recollections of her mother, Dorothy Frances Wilson (Heckathorn), who was a granddaughter of James L. Wilson.
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| 9 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winiford Wilson. |
Source Notes
- Dunwoodie was born about 1854, in Butler County PA, but the township is not known. Parents Lot Wilson and Nancy Gallagher lived in Muddy Creek by 1860, but could have lived with either set of parents when Dunwoodie was born in 1854. The Wilsons were in Connoqueniessing Twp., the Gallaghers in Franklin Twp. The calculated date of his birth is not consistent through the census record. His age accrues fewer than ten years from census to census. We have chosen the earliest (1860) census as nearest correct.
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- Obit. article Butler Eagle 21 Jan 1929 pg 1 r 36.
- Death Certificate
