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Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4           Generation 5         Generation 6
 
                                         +-- James Wilson
                                         |   (1805-????)   
                    +-- Lot Wilson ------+
                    |   (1831-1906)      |
 Robert G. Wilson --+                    +-- Mary Baum
 (1864-????)        |                        (1806-????)
                    +-- Nancy Gallagher
                        (1828-1904)
 Sources: [8]

Children

(Children with Emma Double)

Places of Residence

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1870 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 8. Census date 8 Jun 1870. Lines 19-27: Lot Wilson, 39, married to Nancy Wilson, 41. They live with 7 children: son Dunwiddy Wilson, 15; son [James L. Wilson|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.
2	1880 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 48, Page 4. Census date: 2 June 1880. Lines 4-12: 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.
3	1900 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 84, Page 1. Census date: 1 Jun 1900. Lines 14-19: Robert Wilson, 34, born June 1865, married to Emma Wilson, 27, born June 1872. They have been married for five years. Emma has given birth to three children, all of whom still live in this residence. They are son Henry Wilson, 4, born Feb 1896; daughter Zelda Wilson, 2, born Dec 1887; and son Paul Wilson, age one month, born Apr 1900. Also present in the home is Emma's sister, Anna Double, age 14, born Dec 1885. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Robert is a farmer on land that he owns. Robert and Emma can read, write, and speak English. Two entries earlier on this census page is the family of Robert's father, Lot Wilson.
4	1910 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 98, Page 3. Census date 21 Apr 1910. Lines 13-22: Robert G. Wilson, 46, married to Emma C. Wilson, 38. They have been married for 14 years. Emma has given birth to 7 children all of which are still living in this residence. They are: son Henry S. Wilson, 14; daughter Zelda E. Wilson, 13; son Paul Wilson, 10; son Ross J. Wilson, 7; son Frank Wilson, 5; son Braden Wilson, 3; and son John B. Wilson, age 11 months. Also present in the home is Emma's mother, Elizabeth Double, age 65, who has given birth to 8 children, 7 of whom still live. Everyone and their parents were born in PA except for the parents of Elizabeth Double; they were born in Germany and were native German speakers. Robert, Emma, Henry, Zelda, Paul, and Elizabeth can read, write, and speak English. Robert is a farmer on land that he owns. Elizabeth Double's occupation is listed as "Own income." All of the children except Braden and John attended school this year.
5	1920 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 56, Page 7, lines 17-28 lists Robert G. Wilson, 55, married to Emma C. Wilson, 47. They live with nine children: son Henry S. Wilson, 24; daughter Zelda Wilson, 22; son Paul Wilson, 19; son Ross J. Wilson, 16; son Frank Wilson, 13; son Braden Wilson, 12; son John Wilson, 10; daughter Anna M. Wilson, 7; and son Dean Wilson, 5. Also present in the home is Emma's mother, Elizabeth Double, age 74, widowed. Frank, Braden, John, and Anna attended school this year. Everyone except Dean and Anna can read, write, and speak English. Everyone and their parents were born in PA except for the parents of Elizabeth Double; they were born in Germany and were native German speakers. Robert is a farmer on land that he owns. Paul is a laborer on the house farm. Paul and Ross are laborers in a sawmill. This census page is dated 9, 10, and 12 Jan 1920, though margin notes indicate that this particular residence was enumerated on 10 Jan 1920.
6	1930 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 52, Page 1, lines 24-33 lists widow Emma Wilson, 58, living with nine children: son Henry L. Wilson, 34; daughter Zelda Wilson, 32; son Paul Wilson, 29; son Ross J. Wilson, 27; son Frank Wilson, 24; son Braden Wilson, 22; son John Wilson, 21; daughter Anna Wilson, 17; and son Dean Wilson, 15. They have a radio set. Emma was 23 when she was first married. Anna and Dean attended school this year. Everyone can read, write, and speak English. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Emma is a farmer on land that she owns. Henry is a teamster at a coal mine. Paul, Ross, Frank, Braden, and John are farm laborers. Margin notes indicate that their home is on Portersville Road. This census page is dated 3 Apr 1930.
7	1930 United States Federal Census, Prospect Borough, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 58, Page 5, lines 29-30 lists Mary J. Shoaf, 70, widowed. 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.
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 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)
9	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.

Source Notes

• In 1930, Robert G. Wilson's sister, Mary Jane Wilson Shoaf, lives with a niece, Gerladine M. Wilson, who was born in about 1921. Of the Wilson brothers,neither (James L. Wilson nor Henderson H. Wilson show a child named Geraldine. Their last children were born in 1891 and ~1903 respectively, 18 to 20 years before the birth of Geraldine. Brother Robert G. Wilson's wife Clara is listed in the 1910 census as having had no children born. Geraldine must therefore be a child of Robert G. Wilson, born after the 1920 census, and in 1930 living with her aunt Mary Jane. Finally, there is a similarity in the names of Geraldine and the last previous child of Robert G. Wilson, son Dean.
• Henry Wilson's middle initial appears to be "S" in the 1910 census. However, correspondent Jan Finke says that his middle name was "Lot", after his grandfather. (Jan Finke is a g-g-granddaughter of Lot Wilson).

Research Wishlist

• Robert G. Wilson's burial site not located. Not listed in "Butler County Cemetery Inventory", Vol. 2 North Central Townships: Abandoned section Muddy Creek, St. John's Methodist, West Liberty, United Church of Prospect, Prospect Emanuel Lutheran, or Wolf Creek cemeteries. These cemeteries except St. John's, plus Muddy Creek entire also searched by Elizabeth Wilson Williams without result.