John Luther Wilson

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR John Luther Wilson is not in my direct ancestor. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Bert Winiford Wilson Son of James L. Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Stoughton

John L. Wilson was the oldest of four children of Jim and Ella Wilson. He died of typhoid fever three months before his thirtieth birthday. His only sister, Pearl, had died twelve years earlier of an infected bee sting. His two younger brothers, Jim and Bert, survived to adulthood. He was buried beside his sister at Muddy Creek cemetery.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	18 Oct 1880	Brady Twp., Butler Co., PA
Death	11 July 1910 , age 29	Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA	not married; died of typhoid
Burial	July 1910	Muddy Creek U P ch. Cem.,Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA	not married; died of typhoid

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Brady Township, Butler County, PA	before 1880 - 1900	See also James L. Wilson
Worth Township, Butler County, PA	1910 - 1929

Photos

Gravestone of John L. Wilson at Muddy Creek Cemetery,Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	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.
2	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.
3	Gravestone transcription Muddy Creek Cemetery, Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA; transcribed June 2006 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. "John L. son of J.L. and E.A. Wilson, Oct.18, 1880 - July 11, 1910. A loved son from us has gone, a dear one kind and true, a place is vacant in our home, which never can be filled. WILSON"
4	Interview of Russell W. Wilson, by Elizabeth Wilson Williams (niece of Russell W. Wilson) on June 25, 2007. (Russell W. Wilson is a nephew of John L. Wilson.) John Luther Wilson died of typhoid fever.
5	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. Descendants of James Wilson, dates, spouses, source data. 4 children of James L. Wilson, their dates & additional data; descendants of sons James Garfield Wilson and Bert Winford Wilson, with spouses and source data.