James Wilson - Revision history

Liz: Per William Wilson 1880 census, parents James & Mary born in Scotland.

2023-05-15T15:54:32Z

Per William Wilson 1880 census, parents James & Mary born in Scotland.

Liz: add source 12 gravesite of Jesse Wilson in Portsmouth OH; add source note re source 12 as corroboration that Jas. Wilson migrated to Portsmouth OH; source note re source 11 implies Jas Wilson alive in May 1867

2014-03-15T15:37:13Z

add source 12 gravesite of Jesse Wilson in Portsmouth OH; add source note re source 12 as corroboration that Jas. Wilson migrated to Portsmouth OH; source note re source 11 implies Jas Wilson alive in May 1867

Liz: add source 11, Estate papers for Martha Wilson Millison (from Jan Finke), implying Jas. Wilson alive in May 1867

2014-03-15T15:06:51Z

add source 11, Estate papers for Martha Wilson Millison (from Jan Finke), implying Jas. Wilson alive in May 1867

Brady: actully add the PA

2012-03-01T15:11:55Z

actully add the PA

Brady: change OH to PA for marriage site,

2012-03-01T15:11:22Z

change OH to PA for marriage site,

Liz: add death date as after May 1867, from source 10 Jan finke/ estate papers of Martha Jane Wilson Millison

2011-06-24T12:51:01Z

add death date as after May 1867, from source 10 Jan finke/ estate papers of Martha Jane Wilson Millison

Liz: /* Sources */ Add to source 10 Jan Finke" Estate papers Martha Jane Wilson, Lot mentions father still living (May 1867)

2011-06-24T12:48:43Z

‎Sources: Add to source 10 Jan Finke" Estate papers Martha Jane Wilson, Lot mentions father still living (May 1867)

Liz: minor format

2010-07-24T15:12:22Z

minor format

Liz: spelling correction

2010-07-24T15:11:11Z

spelling correction

Liz: addition to Jan Finke source re current Wilson research, including negatives

2010-07-24T15:04:35Z

addition to Jan Finke source re current Wilson research, including negatives

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-The Wilson family in Butler County, Pennsylvania,as descended from James Wilson, is well documented. James Wilson is the earliest known, and he has not been traced back beyond his appearance in Butler County, about 1844 (per the 1895 History of Butler County), or by 1840 perhaps,(1840 census, Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA)  He was said to have come from Berks Co. PA. The 1850 census suggests a birth year of 1805, which would indicate "2nd Berks" configuration of the county.  He married Mary Baum. Four children are named in the 1895 History (Tamson, Lot, William, & Martha Jane). The 1850 census indicates two additional children - Jesse and George.  Jesse is about two years older than Tamson, the next oldest; George is about 7 years younger than Martha Jane. <br>  Son Jesse disappears from the Butler Co. census in 1850, but a match appears in Scioto Co. Ohio.  This corresponds with the indication in the 1895 History of Butler County PA that James Wilson migrated on to Portsmouth Ohio after several years in Butler County.  No records of any kind have yet been found for James Wilson in Ohio.  It is unclear where he and Mary Baum were married, when she died, & whether she also went to Ohio. Nothing further is known of her.  <br>Of the remaining children, Tamson, Lot, and Martha Jane lived out their lives in the area of Prospect, Butler Co.  William moved to Slippery Rock Twp., Lawrence Co. PA.  George has not been traced.
+The Wilson family in Butler County, Pennsylvania,as descended from James Wilson, is well documented. James Wilson is the earliest known, and he has not been traced back beyond his appearance in Butler County, about 1844 (per the 1895 History of Butler County), or by 1840 perhaps,(1840 census, Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA)  He was said to have come from Berks Co. PA. The 1850 census suggests a birth year of 1805, which would indicate "2nd Berks" configuration of the county.  He married Mary Baum. In the 1880 census, James' son William says his parents were born in Scotland. Four children are named in the 1895 History (Tamson, Lot, William, & Martha Jane). The 1850 census indicates two additional children - Jesse and George.  Jesse is about two years older than Tamson, the next oldest; George is about 7 years younger than Martha Jane. <br>  Son Jesse disappears from the Butler Co. census in 1850, but a match appears in Scioto Co. Ohio.  This corresponds with the indication in the 1895 History of Butler County PA that James Wilson migrated on to Portsmouth Ohio after several years in Butler County.  No records of any kind have yet been found for James Wilson in Ohio.  It is unclear where he and Mary Baum were married, when she died, & whether she also went to Ohio. Nothing further is known of her.  <br>Of the remaining children, Tamson, Lot, and Martha Jane lived out their lives in the area of Prospect, Butler Co.  William moved to Slippery Rock Twp., Lawrence Co. PA.  George has not been traced.
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 | '''Estate Papers for Martha Milison''', filed May (1?) 1867, file # M 189. Provided by [[Contributors|contributor]] Jan Finke June 2011.
 * Names of purchasers at sale of her goods include Lot Wilson, Mrs. Cratty,John A. Dickey/Dicky, John Grier, Jas. Dodd, Jas. Forrester, W. W. Dodds, Elias Green/Greer, Wm. Berry,W. Beiry, Lewis Hoon,(James) Haan, Mrs. E. Kins, Mrs  Blum, Seth De(garme), J. L(o/a)ilas, J Ferguson.
-* In an amendment note, Martha Wilson Milison's brother [[Lot Wilson]] seems to decline appointment as administrator and explains that Martha's husband [[Hiram Milhausen|Hiram Milison]] is deceased, and that her father is not in the state of Pennsylvania. '''(This implies that her father [[James Wilson]] was alive in 1867)'''.
+* In an amendment note, Martha Wilson Milison's brother [[Lot Wilson]] seems to decline appointment as administrator and explains that Martha's husband [[Hiram Milhausen|Hiram Milison]] is deceased, and that her father is not in the state of Pennsylvania.
 |[[Transcription, Estate Papers of Martha Jane Wilson Milison]]
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 *1850 Census: Tamson is not in the James Wilson household; she is already married to James Cratty. They appear in the 1850 census in Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA   John Wilson, listed in 1850 may be the male age 15-20 in the 1840 census.
 *1860 census not found for James and Mary Wilson.  Repeated searches of both Pennsylvania and Ohio records give no sign of ''James Wilson'' after 1850.
 =Conjecture=

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 | '''Marriage''' ||~1825 ||Berks Co., PA || To [[Mary Baum]] || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death''' || after May 1867||Portsmouth, Scioto Co. OH ||   || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>
+| '''Death''' || after May 1867||Portsmouth, Scioto Co. OH ||   || <sup class="reference">[4][10][11]</sup>
 |}
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 * Portsmouth newspapers searched for obituaries for James or Mary (Baum) Wilson, Jesse or Anna (Mueller) Wilson, or George Wilson; none found  to date.
 * Estate papers of Martha Jane Wilson Millison, dated May 1867 (from Butler Library, Butler PA); brother Lot in renouncement mentions that their father James Wilson is living out of state (i.e. still alive in May 1867).
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 | '''Birth'''  || ~1805 || possibly Berks County, PA || || <sup class="reference">[2][4]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||~1825 ||Berks Co. || To [[Mary Baum]] || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||~1825 ||Berks Co., PA || To [[Mary Baum]] || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>
 |-
 | '''Death''' || after May 1867||Portsmouth, Scioto Co. OH ||   || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>

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 | '''Birth'''  || ~1805 || possibly Berks County, PA || || <sup class="reference">[2][4]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||~1825 ||Berks Co. OH || To [[Mary Baum]] || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||~1825 ||Berks Co. || To [[Mary Baum]] || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>
 |-
 | '''Death''' || after May 1867||Portsmouth, Scioto Co. OH ||   || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>

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 | '''Marriage''' ||~1825 ||Berks Co. OH || To [[Mary Baum]] || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death''' || ||Portsmouth, Scioto Co. OH ||   || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>
+| '''Death''' || after May 1867||Portsmouth, Scioto Co. OH ||   || <sup class="reference">[4][10]</sup>
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    (1831-1906)  |                      (????-????)
                 +-- [[Mary Baum]]
-                    (1806-????)
+                    (1806- ????)
 Sources:
 <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>

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 * Current research (2010): regarding a George Wilson also buried at Greenlawn;
 * Portsmouth newspapers searched for obituaries for James or Mary (Baum) Wilson, Jesse or Anna (Mueller) Wilson, or George Wilson; none found  to date.
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 * Records from Greenlawn Cemetery, Scioto Co. OH, gravestone transcriptions for Jesse Wilson & wife Anna. Cemetery representative (email) listed the funeral home handling the burial of Jesse & Anna Wilson; nothing on the funeral home available on line; per Portsmouth Library, the funeral home & all records are gone.
 * Current research (2010): regarding a George Wilson also buried at Greenlawn;
-* Portsmouth newspapers searched for obituaries for James or Mary (Baum) Wilson, Jesse or Anna (Mueller) Wilson, or George Wilson in ; none found  to date.
+* Portsmouth newspapers searched for obituaries for James or Mary (Baum) Wilson, Jesse or Anna (Mueller) Wilson, or George Wilson; none found  to date.
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 !'''10'''
 |'''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.
+* Supplemental data on descendants of James Wilson, with 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.
 |}