James Luther Wilson
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| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 19 Feb 1857 | Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA | [4][11][14] | |
| Marriage | by June[3],1880 | To Elizabeth Ann Stoughton | [3][10][11] | |
| Death | 25 May 1929 | Slippery Rock borough, Butler Co. PA | heart trouble | [11] |
| Burial | 30 May 1929 | United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA | [9][12] |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5
+-- Lot Wilson
| (1831-1906)
+-- James Luther Wilson ----+
| (1857-1929) |
Bert Winiford Wilson --+ +-- Nancy Gallagher
(1891-1971) | (1828-1904)
+-- Elizabeth Ann Stoughton
(1862-1932)
Sources: [1][7][11]15
Children
(all children with Elizabeth Ann Stoughton)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Luther Wilson | M | 18 Oct 1880 | Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA | -never married- | died 11 July 1910; typhoid | [3][4][7][10][11] |
| Mary Ella Pearl Wilson | F | 16 Aug 1883 | Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA | -never married- | died 8 Sep 1898; bee sting infection | [7][10][11] |
| James Garfield Wilson | M | 22 Aug 1887 | Brady Twp, Butler Co. PA | 1) Lorenna Mayer 2) Della Wicks |
died 19 Dec 1931 in Nickleville, Venango Co. PA |
[3][4][10][11] |
| Bert Winiford Wilson | M | 28 Feb 1891 | Muddy Creek Twp,. Butler Co. PA | Clara Mabel Wimer | died 23 May 1971, Franklin Hospital, Venango Co. PA bone cancer |
[3][4][5][10][11] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA | b.1857-1870 | [1][2] | |
| Brady Township, Butler County, PA | before 1880 - 1900 | [3][4] | |
| Worth Township, Butler County, PA | 1910 - 1929 | [5][6][8][9] |
Photo Gallery
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| 1 | 1860 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 14. Date of census 8 June 1860. Lines 39-40: Lot Wilson, 29, and Nancy Wilson, 33; son James L. Wilson, 3; son Dunwoodie, 6; dau. Nancy J., 1. All born in PA. |
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| 2 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 8, Lines 19-27 lists Lot Wilson, 39, married to NancyWilson, 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 Hendersonattended school within the census year. This census is dated 8 Jun 1870. |  |
| 3 | 1880 United States Federal Census, Brady Township, Butler County, PA, Ennumeration District 30, Page 10, Record 94 (lines 28-29) lists James L. Wilson, 23, as a farmer married to Elizabeth A. Wilson, 18. James L. Wilson is listed as a farmer. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. The census page is dated June 16, 1880. |  |
| 3a | 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 M. 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, Brady Township, Butler County, PA, Page 2, lines 94-98 lists James L. Wilson, 43, born Feb. 1857, married to Elizabeth A. Wilson, 38, born Feb. 1862. They are listed as having been married for 20 years. They live with their three sons, John L. Wilson, 19, born Oct. 1880; James L. Wilson, 12, born Aug. 1887; and Bert W. Wilson, 10, Feb. 1891. Elizabeth is listed as having mothered 4 children, three of which are alive. The place of birth of James and his parents is listed as PA. James is listed as a Farmer and his son John is listed as a farm laborer. All members of the household are listed as being able to read, write, and speak English. James is listed as owning the farm with no mortgage. |  |
| 5 | 1910 United States Federal Census, Worth Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 108, Page 3, lines 73-77 lists James L. Wilson, 53, married to Elizabeth A. Wilson, 48. They are listed as having been married for 30 years. Elizabeth is listed as having born 4 children, three of which are alive. The three children, John L. Wilson, 28, James G. Wilson , 22, and Bert W. Wilson, 19, are listed as still living with their parents. Everyone in the family and their parents are listed as being born in PA. Everyone can read, write, and speak English. James is listed as a farmer on his own land. |  |
| 6 | 1920 United States Federal Census, Worth Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 66, Page 7, lines 89-90 lists James L. Wilson, 62, married to Elizabeth A. Wilson, 57. He is listed as owning the farm with no mortgage. He is listed as able to read, write and speak English. He is listed as having been born in PA along with both his parents. His occupation is given as Farmer on his own land. His census record is immediately preceeded by that of his son, Bert Winiford Wilson, suggesting that they lived on adjacent property. |  |
| 7 | 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) |
| 8 | Butler County, PA, 1916 Farm Directory, page 203, lists J. L. Wilson living with no children on a 15 acre grain farm which he owns. The farm is located on rd 3, Slippery Rock, Worth Twp, highway 25. |  |
| 9 | Gravestone transcriptions at Muddy Creek Cemetery, Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA, Oct. 2006 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
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| 10 | 20th Century History of Butler & Butler County PA by James A. McKee, 1909, p.1001: (John C. Stoughton and Mary Jane McCandless) became the parents of seven children...(including) Elizabeth, wife of James L. Wilson, of Brady Township; ...and Solomon R., whose name appears at the head of this sketch. Solomon R. Stoughton ... has been largely devoted to agricultural pursuits, but for three years he ws engaged in operating a saw-mill and threshing-machine, in partnership with James L. Wilson. He also spent seven years in the oil fields. |
(Complete text, Solomon R. Stoughton sketch |
| 11 | 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. John T. Wilson was a grandson of James L. Wilson and Elizabeth Stoughton. In addition to collecting historical data, he wrote a short description of his Wilson grandparents. | (Short biographical text by John T. Wilson) |
| 12 | Obituary James L. Wilson, Slippery Rock Signal, issue of 6 June 1929, pg 1 r.; card of thanks pg. 2. Submitted by Jan Finke June 2008. James Wilson, age 72 of Slippery Rock, cause thought to be stroke or heart attack; lived with wife on Franklin St., Slippery Rock; lumber dealer & farmer. Survived by widow and 2 sons, Bert of Slippery Rock and James of Tionesta. Funeral held at home, Rev. Ira Scott; interment at Muddy Creek cemetery. |
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| 13 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winiford Wilson. | N/A
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| 14 | Jan Heckethorn (Finke) correspondence 2008-ongoing; and research manuscript "Descendants of James Wilson", including recollections of her mother, Dorothy Frances Wilson (Heckethorn), who was a granddaughter of James L. Wilson.
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| 15 | Death Certificate Bert W. Wilson No. 4334874, Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records. Bert W. Wilson died May 23, 1971, age 80, at Franklin Hospital, Venango Co. PA. Resident of Richland Twp., Venango Co.PA. White male, widowed. Occupation: driller & farmer. Born Feb 28, 1891. Father: James Luther Wilson. Mother's Maiden Name: Elizabeth Ann Stoughton. Informant's name, address: Russell W. Wilson, Oil City, PA. Cause of death: prostate cancer 8 yrs, metastatic cancer 2 yrs, immediate cause pneumonia 1 wks. Burial May 28, 1971, Nickleville Cemetery, RD 1, Emlenton PA. Funeral Director __ Criswell, Emlenton PA. |  |
| 16 | Death Certificate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, file number 55141, registered number 17, registration district 10-10-13, primary registration district 10-10-41. James L. Wilson died at the age of 72 years, 3 months, and 6 days in Slippery Rock, Butler Co., PA, on or about 25 May 1929. He was found dead in the out house at his residence on 29 May 1929. The cause of death was listed as chronic myocarditis. He was married to Elizabeth Stoughton Wilson. He was born on 19 Feb 1857 in Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co., PA. He was a retired farmer. His father was Lot Wilson, born in PA. His mother was Nancy Gallegher, born Butler Co., PA. The informant was Elizabeth S. Wilson of Slippery Rock, PA. James was buried at Muddy Creek on 30 May 1929. |  |
Source Notes
- John T. Wilson gives the death date of his grandfather James L. Wilson as 25 May 1929. This date falls on a Saturday. The June 6 obituary does not give the date of death or burial, but says that he was last seen "on Saturday" by his wife. The obituary says that his body was found on Wednesday, and doctors estimated he had been dead for 4 days, and that he was buried on Thursday. We assume from this that he died on Sat. May 25, was found on Wed. May 29 and buried on Thurs. May 30, and that the obituary of June 6 appeared the following Thursday.
- James L. Wilson appears in two different places in the 1880 census; once with his parents (Source 3a) and once with his wife (Source 3). We have included both here.
