Lorena Bernice Mayer grew up and lived her life in Brady Township, Butler Co. PA near the village of West Liberty. Her paternal grandfather Mathias Mayer was born in Germany but died in Butler County. In 1900 at age 78 he resided as a widower with his son James Benton Mayer's family. Lorena Bernice Mayer was nine years old in that year, so knew this old German grandfather well. She married Jim Wilson and they had their first child in 1909. They resided in the area of West Liberty. Lorena had a total of seven children, and died when the youngest was six years old. She was buried in West Liberty Cemetery. Several of her children lived on farms in the area of Slippery Rock.

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Lorena Bernice Mayer is not in my direct ancestor. She is related by marriage,and 2 steps removed in the following ways:

Sister-in-law of Bert Winiford Wilson
Daughter-in-law of James L. Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Stoughton

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	7 Sept 1890	Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA		^[1][10]
Marriage	8 July 1908	West Liberty, Butler Co. PA	To James Garfield Wilson	^{[2] [6]}
Death	29 Apr 1924	West Liberty borough, Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA		^[5][10]
Burial	1 Mar 1924	West Liberty Cemetery, Brady Twp., Butler Co., PA	cause of death: pneumonia & influenza	^[5]

Sources:

Ancestry chart segment

Generation 3              Generation 4             Generation 5                Generation 6             Generation 7     Generation 8
       
                                               +-- Mathias Mayer
                                               |
                      +-- James Benton Mayer---+
                      |   (1860-1950)
                      |
                      |
Lorena Bernice Mayer--+
(1890-1924)           |                         +-- John P. Thompson
                      |                         |   (1832-1917)
                      |                         |
                      |                         |
                      +-- Olive Jane Thompson --+                                                   +--John Stoughton
                         (1869-1916)            |                                                   |   (1773-1833)
                                                |                            +--William Stoughton --+
                                                |                            |   (1797-1863)        | 
                                                |                            |                      +--Catherine Covert
                                                |                            |                           (1778->1850)
                                                |                            |
                                                +-- Catherine A. Stoughton --+                                     +---- Elisha Wick
                                                    (1832-1875)              |                       +--John Wick -+     (b. ???? NJ)
                                                                             |                       |  (1780 -1861)
                                                                             |                       |  
                                                                             +--Mary Elizabeth Wick--+  
                                                                                (1806-????)          +--Elizabeth Ferguson
                                                                                                        (1795-????)
     Sources: ^[1][10]

Note that Elizabeth Ann Stoughton (who married Bert Winiford Wilson, brother of James Garfield Wilson) is also descended from John Stoughton and Catherine Covert. Elizabeth Ann Stoughton and Olive Jane Thompson (above) were 2nd cousins.^[10]

Children

( children with James Garfield Wilson)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Sarah Pearl Wilson	F	July 1909	Clifford Bickel		^{[2][3][6][9][10]}
Alvin Merle Wilson	M	1910	Elda Bickel		^{[3][4][6][9][10]}
Brice Clayton Wilson	M	1912	Helen McCamey		^{[3][4][6][9][10]}
Bernice Evelyn Wilson	F	13 July 1915	Charles Wimer		^{[3][4][6][9][10]}
Kenneth James Wilson	M	3 Feb 1918	1) Mary unknown; 2) unknown	died in Calif., heart disease.	^{[3][4][6][9][10]}
Dorothy Frances Wilson	F	14 Feb 1920	Paul Frederick Heckethorn		^[4][7][8][9]
Homer Wilson	M	15 Apr 1922	Helen Morris		^{[4][6][9][10]}

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Brady Township, Butler County, PA	b. 1890 - d. 1924	village of West Liberty	^{[1][2][3][5][9]}

Photo Gallery

Gravestone at West Liberty Cemetery, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original	N/A
1	1900 United States Federal Census, District 53, Brady Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 9. Census dated 11 June 1900. Lines 30-38: James B. Mayer, age 40, b. Apr 1860, married 12 years, farmer, rents farm, reads, writes, speaks English, father b. Germany; Olive B., wife, 36, b. Oct 1863, mar. 12 yrs, 6 children, all living, reads, writes, speaks English; Mathias, father, 78, b. Feb. 1822, widower, reads, writes, speaks English, Born Germany (as were parents); Sarah E., dau, 11, b. Aug 1888, in sch 4 mo., reads, writes, speaks English; Lorena B., dau., 9, b. Sept 1890, in sch 4 mo, reads, writes, speaks English; Maude C., dau., 7, b. Dec 1892; Fred(?) T., son, 5, b. Sept 1894; Dallas M., son, 4, b. Feb 1896; Mary O., dau, 1, b. Mar 1899. All and parents b. PA except as noted.
2	1910 United States Federal Census, Brady Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 58, Page 3, lines 8-11 lists James G. Wilson, white male age 22, has been married one year, Sawmill laborer; wife Lorena B. Wilson, age 19, has given birth to one child and it is still alive; daughter Sara P. Wilson, age 10 months. Mabel A. Campbell, white female servant, age 18, single. All born PA, all parents born PA. All 3 adults can read & write. This census is dated 19 Apr 1910.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, West Liberty Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 3, Page 4, lines 76-82 lists James G. Wilson, 32, married to Rena Wilson, age "Un". They live with daughter Pearl Wilson, 10; son Merle Wilson, 8; son Brice C. Wilson, 6; daughter Bernice E. Wilson, 4; and son Kenneth Wilson, 2. Pearl and Merle attended school within the last year. James, Rena, and Pearl can read, write, and speak English. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. James G. Wilson is a farmer. This census page is dated 26 Jan 1920, though margin notes indicate that this particular entry was taken on 27 Jan 1920. Note: Village of West Liberty is in Brady Township.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, West Liberty Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 67, Page 1, lines 9-20 lists James G. Wilson, 43, married to Della R. Wilson, 43. They were both 21 at the time of their first marriage. They live with son Merl A. Wilson, 19; son Brice C. Wilson, 17; daughter Vernice E. Wilson, 14; son Kenneth J. Wilson, 12; daughter Dorothy H. Wilson, 8; son Homel W. Wilson, 7; son James E. Wilson, 3; daughter Mary J. Wilson, 1 year 11 months; daughter Ma[illegible] E. Wilson, 8 months; and stepdaughter Betty Wicks, 7. Vernice, Kenneth, Dorothy, and Homel attended school within the last year. Everyone can read and write except for Homel, James E., Mary, Ma[illegible], and Betty. James G. Wilson and his parents were born in PA. Della was born in WV, though her parents were both born in PA. All of the children were born in PA. James G. Wilson is a farmer on land that he owns. Merl and Brice work as farm laborers. James E., Mary J., Ma[illegible], and Betty are listed as unable to speak English. Note: Village of West Liberty is in Brady Township.
5	Obituary of Lorena Bernice Mayer, Butler Eagle issue 30 Apr 1924, microfilm reel 18 pg 4. Image contributed by Jan Finke. Mrs Rena Wilson, wife of James Wilson died last night (i.e. 29 Apr 1924) at residence in West Liberty, of pneumonia. Member Methodist Episcopal church. Surviving are her husband & 7 children ages 2 to 17; 2 brothers Ford L. Mayer of Rochester PA, and Dallas Mayer of Youngstown O; sister Mrs Mary Adams of Youngstown O. Funeral May 1 at home, by Rev. Mr Swanson; burial at West Liberty Cemetery.
6	Obituary of James G. Wilson, Butler Eagle edition of 24 Dec 1931, from microfilm reel 48 pg 3; image contributed by Jan Finke. James G. Wilson aged 44 died at his home near Nickleville Saturday, Dec. 19. Funeral at home, Rev. Engle of West Liberty officiating; burial at West Liberty cemetery. Born in Butler Co.; farmer. Married Lorena Mayer 8 July 1908; after her death in 1924 he married Della Reddich. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Della Reddich Wilson; 10 children Mrs Clifford Bickel of Keister, Merle, Rice (sic), Bernice, Kenneth, Dorothy, Homer, James, Mary Jane & Mabel Wilson, all at home; and Bert Wilson of Nickleville.
7	Butler Co. Cemetery Inventory and Gravestone, West Liberty Cemetery transcribed June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. Mayer, James Benton b. 4-9-1860, d. 1-1-1950; Mayer, Olive Thompson b. 10-12-1869, d. 3-23-1916. Note: parents of Lorena Bernice Mayer. WILSON James G. 1887-1931; Lorena B. 1890-1924.	N/A
8	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.
9	Interview of Russell W. Wilson, June 2007, by niece Elizabeth Wilson Williams. Russell W. Wilson is a nephew of James Garfield Wilson, and a cousin to the children of Lorena Bernice Mayer.
10	Correspondence of Jan Finke, granddaughter of James G. Wilson, June 1008- ongoing. Research manuscript "Descendants of James Wilson"; Lorena B Mayer death certificate #43633 Butler Co.; Obit 30 Apr 1924 Butler Eagle; Father was James Benton Mayer, mother was Olive Jane Thompson.
11	Correspondence of P. K. Heckathorn, grandson of James G. Wilson.
12	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winiford Wilson.