Nancy Gallagher
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Nancy Gallagher’s grandfather, John Gallagher, and father, James Gallagher, were both born in Ireland. They arrived in Butler County, Pennsylvania in about 1797, settling in Muddy Creek Township. Nancy was born there on 13 February, 1829 to James and his second wife, Mary Albright. Nancy was their second child. Counting three children from the first marriage, there were a total of fifteen children in the household. The Revolution was fifty years in the past, and the War of 1812 had been over for about three years when Nancy was born. She no doubt grew up helping with the housework and caring for younger children. Nancy Gallagher married Lot Wilson in 1854. Nancy was twenty-five when they married; Lot was twenty-three. Their first son, Dunwoodie was born that same year. Nancy and Lot Wilson lived for a time in Muddy Creek Township, possibly near Nancy’s Gallagher grandparents. Two of their children are reported born in that township, including James L. Wilson in 1857. Later the family moved to Brady Township, and attended the Lutheran church in Prospect.
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| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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| Birth | 13 or 18 Feb 1829 | Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA | [5][6][8][9][10][14] | |
| Marriage | 1854 | Butler Co. PA | To Lot Wilson | [5] |
| Death | 9/10 Mar 1904 | [8][9][10][13] | ||
| Burial | Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Prospect, Butler County, PA | [8][9][10] |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6
+-- Lot Wilson
| (1831-1906)
James L. Wilson --+ +-- James Gallagher
(1857-1929) | | (1781-1863)
+-- Nancy Gallagher --+
(1828-1904) |
+-- Mary Albright
(~1809-1884)
Sources: [6][7]
Children
(all children with Lot Wilson)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunwoodie Wilson | M | 1854 | -never married- | [2][3][4][5][7] | ||
| James L. Wilson | M | 19 Feb 1857 | Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co., PA | Elizabeth Ann Stoughton | Direct line | [2][3][4][7] |
| Mary Jane Wilson | F | 1859 | Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co., PA | Vester Shoaf | [2][3][4][7][9] | |
| Henderson H. Wilson | M | Oct 1860/2 | Nancy Elizabeth [unknown] | [3][4][7] | ||
| infant daughter | F | -never married- | died "in infancy" on 22 Aug 1863 or 1867 |
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| Robert G. Wilson | M | 1864 | Emma Double | [3][4][7] | ||
| William H. Wilson | M | 1867 | [3][4][7] | |||
| Mariah Cratin Wilson | F | Sept. 1~22, 1869 | -never married- | died at 9 yrs 11 mos 7 da. | [3][4][10] | |
| Matilda E. Wilson | F | 1872 | John Barkley | [4][7] |
Places of Residence
| Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA | by 1860-1900 | [2][3][4][5] | |
| Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA | by 1850 | [1] |
Photo Gallery
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1850 United States Federal Census, Franklin Township, Butler County, PA, Page 243, lines 17-26 lists James Gallaher, 70, married to Mary Gallagher, 40. They are listed as living with eight children: daughter Nancy Gallagher, 22; son James Gallagher, 18; daughter Mahala Gallagher, 16; daughter Amelia C.[L?] Gallagher, 15; daughter Matilda Gallagher, 12; son Robert S. Gallagher, 10; son Washington Gallagher, 8; and son Henry Gallagher, 6. The elder James is listed as a farmer and as having been born in Ireland. The remainder of the family is listed as born in PA. James is listed as unable to read or write. All of the children except Nancy are listed as having been in school that year. |  |
| 2 | 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. |  |
| 3 | 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. |  |
| 4 | 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. |  |
| 5 | 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. |  |
| 6 | 1895 History of Butler County, Brown & Co., p. 1262:James Gallagher, eldest son of John Gallagher, Sr., was born in Ireland and came with his parents to Muddy Creek township, Butler county. He subsequently settled on a farm in what is now Franklin township...By his second marriage he became the father of nine children, viz.: ... Nancy, wife of Lott Wilson..." | (Complete text James Gallagher sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co.) |
| 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 | Gravestone at Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, PA. Reads: "Nancy Wilson, Feb. 13 1829, Mar. 9 1904, Lot Wilson, Feb. 10 1831, Apr. 14 1906"; photographed & transcribed 1988 by Helen McCandless Staiger. | |
| 9 | Butler County Cemetery Inventory, Vol. 2, Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Borough of Prospect. Shoaf, Thomas Sylvester born 1860, died 10-30-1927 Mary Jane Shoaf born 1859, died 06-30-1943.
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| 10 | Gravestone transcriptions, Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Prospect, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA, transcribed June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. "WILSON Nancy Wilson Feb 18, 1829 - Mar 9, 1904; Lot Wilson Feb 10, 1831 - Apr 14, 1906, gone but not Forgotten" "H.A." (small stone, sideways orientation beside stone of Lot & Nancy Wilson, possibly a footstone. *"Infant dau of L & N Wilson died Aug 22, 18 (67)" "Maria C. (dau of?) L & N Wilson died Aug ___1877 Age 9 yrs 11 mos 7 da". | |
| 11 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winiford Wilson. | |
| 12 | Personal Correspondence from Elsie C. Segura, descendant of James C. Gallagher through daughter Amelia Cratin Gallagher McCullough. She supplied the names of the Wilson children,specifically the middle names, as follows.
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| 13 | Death Notice for Lot Wilson, Butler Citizen edition of 16 April 1906. "WILSON - At the home of his daughter Mrs. Shoaf, April 14, 1906, Lot Wilson of Prospect, aged 75 years." Death Notice for Nancy Gallagher, Butler Citizen edition of 24 April 1904. "WILSON - at her home in Franklin twp. March 10 1904. Mrs. Lot Wilson neh Nancy Gallagher, aged about 70 years. Images supplied to us by Jan Finke, June 2008. |
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| 14 | 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. |
Source notes
- Was not able to locate census data for Nancy Gallagher or her father in census prior to 1850.
Conjecture
Research Wishlist
- Obituary 24 Mar 1904 Butler Citizen r-19, pg 2.
