Mary Jane Wilson - Revision history

Liz: /* Source Notes */ correction to Geraldine M Wilson source note; was great niece of mary Jane Wilson, & dau of George Henderson Wilson, per Finke (issue resolved earlier, cleanup incomplete)

2009-09-07T14:40:41Z

‎Source Notes: correction to Geraldine M Wilson source note; was great niece of mary Jane Wilson, & dau of George Henderson Wilson, per Finke (issue resolved earlier, cleanup incomplete)

Liz: add specific content of Jan Finke source re Mary Jane Wilson

2008-11-08T20:15:16Z

add specific content of Jan Finke source re Mary Jane Wilson

Liz: page link Elizabeth Mary Stoughton to father, William Stoughton (1797)

2008-11-08T20:11:01Z

page link Elizabeth Mary Stoughton to father, William Stoughton (1797)

Liz: source 11 Jan Finke, wishlist death certif & obit; parents of Sylvester Shoaf

2008-11-08T19:36:13Z

source 11 Jan Finke, wishlist death certif & obit; parents of Sylvester Shoaf

Liz: 1860 census correction Nancy J to Mary J; 1880 census correct N Jane to M Jane; source note re. birthdate; corr. birthyear in ancestry segment; gravestone transcription Emanuel Lutheran of Prospect;

2008-05-04T13:15:35Z

1860 census correction Nancy J to Mary J; 1880 census correct N Jane to M Jane; source note re. birthdate; corr. birthyear in ancestry segment; gravestone transcription Emanuel Lutheran of Prospect;

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Liz: typo

2008-03-30T10:03:09Z

typo

Liz: correct James C Gallagher to James Gallagher

2008-03-30T10:02:48Z

correct James C Gallagher to James Gallagher

Liz: /* Sources */ page links

2007-08-15T22:35:09Z

‎Sources: page links

Liz: /* Sources */ 1895 Hist Butler Co; page llink to full text Lot Wilson bio

2007-08-15T21:52:09Z

‎Sources: 1895 Hist Butler Co; page llink to full text Lot Wilson bio

Liz: /* Sources */ John T Wilson manuscript; has name as Dinwiddie Wilson

2007-08-13T14:39:08Z

‎Sources: John T Wilson manuscript; has name as Dinwiddie Wilson

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 =Source Notes=
 * If Mary Jane Wilson was indeed already age 1 at time of 1860 census, then her June birth (see 1900 census) was between June 1 and June 8, the date of the1860 census.
-* Mary Jane Wilson Shoaf's niece, Geraldine M. Wilson, appears to be the daughter of [[Robert G. Wilson]]; see his page and source notes.
+* Geraldine M. Wilson,listed as the "niece" of Mary Jane Wilson in the 1930 census, was actually her great-niece,  the daughter of her nephew [[George Henderson Wilson]].
 * Per Finke/ death certificate: parents of ''Sylvester Shoaf'' were ''Peter Shoaf'' & ''Elizabeth Mary Stoughton''. Per our research, ''Elizabeth Mary Stoughton'' was a  daughter of [[William Stoughton (1797)]].
 =Conjecture=
 *Per Jan Finke:  Vester Shoaf and Mary Jane Wilson had a 3rd child,(besides Tillie and Robert L.) apparently a twin to Robert L. Shoaf, both born 7 Nov 1894. The twin, given name unknown, died 15 June 1895 in Prospect. However, the 1900 census reports only 2 children born to Mary Jane Wilson,and only one living in 1900.

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 |'''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.
 |}

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 | '''Birth'''    ||   2 Jun 1859 ||Muddy Creek Twp.,Butler Co. PA  ||   || <sup class="reference">[1][4][11]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' || 16 Dec 1891 ||Muddy Creek, Butler Co. PA  || To Thomas Sylvester "Vester" Shoaf <br>b.5 Jan 1860 PA;<br>d. 30 Oct 1927, Prospect, Butler Co. PA<br> farmer & tool dresser for oil wells<br>cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage<br>son of Peter Shoaf & Elizabeth Mary Stoughton || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8][9][10][11]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' || 16 Dec 1891 ||Muddy Creek, Butler Co. PA  || To Thomas Sylvester "Vester" Shoaf<br>(son of Peter Shoaf & Elizabeth Mary Stoughton, see Source Notes ) <br>b.5 Jan 1860 PA;<br>d. 30 Oct 1927, Prospect, Butler Co. PA<br> farmer & tool dresser for oil wells<br>cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage.|| <sup class="reference">[4][5][8][9][10][11]</sup>
 |-
 | '''Death'''    || 28 Jun 1943 ||New Castle, Lawrence Co. PA  ||  || <sup class="reference">[10][11]</sup>
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 * If Mary Jane Wilson was indeed already age 1 at time of 1860 census, then her June birth (see 1900 census) was between June 1 and June 8, the date of the1860 census.
 * Mary Jane Wilson Shoaf's niece, Geraldine M. Wilson, appears to be the daughter of [[Robert G. Wilson]]; see his page and source notes.
-* Per Finke/ death certificate: parents of Sylvester Shoaf were Peter Shoaf & Elizabeth Mary Stoughton.
+* Per Finke/ death certificate: parents of ''Sylvester Shoaf'' were ''Peter Shoaf'' & ''Elizabeth Mary Stoughton''. Per our research, ''Elizabeth Mary Stoughton'' was a  daughter of [[William Stoughton (1797)]].
 =Conjecture=
 *Per Jan Finke:  Vester Shoaf and Mary Jane Wilson had a 3rd child,(besides Tillie and Robert L.) apparently a twin to Robert L. Shoaf, both born 7 Nov 1894. The twin, given name unknown, died 15 June 1895 in Prospect. However, the 1900 census reports only 2 children born to Mary Jane Wilson,and only one living in 1900.

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 !    Event       ||     Date    || Location || Notes || Sources
 |-
-| '''Birth'''    ||    Jun 1859,<br>possibly June 1-8 ||Butler Co. PA, <br>expect Muddy Creek Twp.  ||   || <sup class="reference">[1][4]</sup>
+| '''Birth'''    ||   2 Jun 1859 ||Muddy Creek Twp.,Butler Co. PA  ||   || <sup class="reference">[1][4][11]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' || 1892 ||  || To Thomas Sylvester "Vester" Shoaf (b. Jan 1860/61),<br> farmer & tool dresser for oil wells || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8][9][10]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' || 16 Dec 1891 ||Muddy Creek, Butler Co. PA  || To Thomas Sylvester "Vester" Shoaf <br>b.5 Jan 1860 PA;<br>d. 30 Oct 1927, Prospect, Butler Co. PA<br> farmer & tool dresser for oil wells<br>cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage<br>son of Peter Shoaf & Elizabeth Mary Stoughton || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8][9][10][11]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death'''    || 30 Jun 1943 ||  ||  || <sup class="reference">[10]</sup>
+| '''Death'''    || 28 Jun 1943 ||New Castle, Lawrence Co. PA  ||  || <sup class="reference">[10][11]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Burial'''    || (July) 1943 ||Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Prospect,<br>Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA  ||  || <sup class="reference">[10]</sup>
+| '''Burial'''    || 30 June 1943 ||Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Prospect,<br>Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA  ||cause of death:pneumonia  || <sup class="reference">[10][11]</sup>
 |}
 Sources:
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 =Children=
-(two children with Robert Sylvester"Vester" Shoaf)
+(two children with Robert Sylvester "Vester" Shoaf)
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
 |-
-| unknown Shoaf || between 1892 & 1900 ||  || ||  ||birth order unknown || <sup class="reference">[4][5]</sup>
+| Tillie May Shoaf || F  ||4 Mar 1892  ||Prospect, Butler Co. PA ||  ||died of pneumonia ; obituary|| <sup class="reference">[4][5][11]</sup>
 |-
-| Robert L. Shoaf || M ||Dec 1894  ||expect Prospect,Franklin Twp.,<br> Butler Co. PA ||  ||was a barber || <sup class="reference">[4][5]</sup>
+| Robert Lot Shoaf || M ||7 Nov 1894  ||Prospect,Franklin Twp.,<br> Butler Co. PA ||  ||was a barber;<br>died 27 July 1950 in Prospect. || <sup class="reference">[4][5][11]</sup>
 |}
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 * ''Shoaf, Thomas Sylvester'' born 1860, died 10-30-1927; '''Mary Jane''' born 1859, died 06-30-1943.
+|
 |}
 =Source Notes=
-* If Mary Jane Wilson is indeed already age 1 at time of 1860 census, then her June birth (see 1900 census) was between June 1 and June 8, the date of the1860 census.
+* If Mary Jane Wilson was indeed already age 1 at time of 1860 census, then her June birth (see 1900 census) was between June 1 and June 8, the date of the1860 census.
 * Mary Jane Wilson Shoaf's niece, Geraldine M. Wilson, appears to be the daughter of [[Robert G. Wilson]]; see his page and source notes.

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 | '''Birth'''    ||    Jun 1859 ||          ||       || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||       ~1892 ||          || To Thomas Sylvester "Vester" Shoaf]] || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||       ~1892 ||          || To Thomas Sylvester "Vester" Shoaf || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |-
 | '''Death'''    || 30 Jun 1943 ||          ||  || <sup class="reference"></sup>

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 | '''Birth'''    ||    Jun 1859 ||          ||       || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||       ~1892 ||          || To [[Thomas Sylvester Shoaf]] || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||       ~1892 ||          || To Thomas Sylvester "Vester" Shoaf]] || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |-
 | '''Death'''    || 30 Jun 1943 ||          ||  || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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 ! '''1'''
-| '''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 C. 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 (1833)|William Wilson]] is listed as a farm laborer at the Gallagher farm.  This census is dated 8 Jun 1860.
+| '''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 (1833)|William Wilson]] is listed as a farm laborer at the Gallagher farm.  This census is dated 8 Jun 1860.
 | [[Image:1860 census pa butler muddy creek pg14.jpg|50px|center]]
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 !'''8'''
-|'''1895 History of Butler Co. PA''', Brown & Co., p. 1277:  "LOTT WILSON was born in Westmoreland county Pennsylvania, February 10, 1831, son of [[James Wilson|James]] and [[Mary Baum|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 C. Gallagher|James Gallagher]], to which union have been born...[[Dunwoodie Wilson|Dunwoody]]; [[James Wilson|James]]; [[Henderson H. Wilson|Henderson]]; [[Robert G. Wilson|Robert]]; [[William Wilson|William]]; ''Jane'', wife of Vest Sharp; [[Matilda E. Wilson|Tillie]], and two that died in infancy..."
+|'''1895 History of Butler Co. PA''', Brown & Co., p. 1277:  "LOTT WILSON was born in Westmoreland county Pennsylvania, February 10, 1831, son of [[James Wilson|James]] and [[Mary Baum|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|James Gallagher]], to which union have been born...[[Dunwoodie Wilson|Dunwoody]]; [[James Wilson|James]]; [[Henderson H. Wilson|Henderson]]; [[Robert G. Wilson|Robert]]; [[William Wilson|William]]; ''Jane'', wife of Vest Sharp; [[Matilda E. Wilson|Tillie]], and two that died in infancy..."
 |(Complete text, [[Lott Wilson sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co. PA]])
 |-

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 | '''1930 United States Federal Census''', Prospect Borough, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 58, Page 5, lines 29-30 lists ''Mary J. Shoaf'', 70, widdowed.  She lives with niece ''Geraldine M. Wilson'', 9.  Mary owns the house she lives in with no mortgage, but has '''no radio set'''.  Mary was 32 at the time of her first marriage.  Everyone and their parents were born in PA.  Mary is a housekeeper for a private family. A margin note indicates that the house is on New Castle Street.  This census is dated 18 and 19 Apr 1930.
 | [[Image:1930_census_pa_butler_prospet_d58_pg5.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-
 !'''8'''
-|'''1895 History of Butler Co. PA''', Brown & Co., p. 1277:  "[[Lot Wilson|Lott Wilson]] was born in Westmoreland county Pennsylvania, February 10, 1831, son of [[James Wilson|James]] and [[Mary Baum|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 five children, viz.: [[Dunwoodie Wilson|Dunwoody]]; [[James Wilson (1883)|James]]; ''Henderson''; [[Robert G. Wilson|Robert]]; [[William Wilson(1867)|William]]; [[Nancy Jane Wilson|Jane]], wife of [[Vester Shoaf|Vest Sharp]]; [[Matilda E. Wilson|Tillie]], and two that died in infancy ..."
+|'''1895 History of Butler Co. PA''', Brown & Co., p. 1277:  "LOTT WILSON was born in Westmoreland county Pennsylvania, February 10, 1831, son of [[James Wilson|James]] and [[Mary Baum|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..."
-|[[(Click here to read entire biorgaphical sketch)]]
+|(Complete text, [[Lott Wilson sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co. PA]])
 |-
 !'''12'''
 |'''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.
 |}