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Revision as of 02:08, 3 February 2007


Date Location Notes Sources
Birth 1805 Berks County, PA
Marriage To Mary Baum

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5     Generation 6       Generation 7
 
                                 +-- [unknown]
                                 |   (????-????)   
              +-- James Wilson --+
              |   (1805-????)    |
 Lot Wilson --+                  +-- [unknown]
 (1831-1906)  |                      (????-????)
              +-- Mary Baum
                  (1806-????)

Sources:

Children

(all children with Mary Baum)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Tamson Wilson F 1829 James Cratty, Jr.
Lot Wilson M 10 Feb 1831 Westmoreland Co., PA Nancy Gallagher Direct line
William Wilson M 1833
Martha J. Wilson F 1835-6 Hiram Milhuisen

Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
Berks Co., PA
Westmoreland Co., PA 1831
Butler Co., PA 1844
Portsmouth, OH early 1860's

Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 1850 United States Federal Census, West Connoquenessing, Butler County, PA, Page 101, lines 25-31 lists James Wilson, 45, married to Mary Wilson, 44. They are listed as living with five children: John (?) Wilson, 24; Lot Wilson, 19; William Wilson, 17; Martha J. Wilson, 15; and George A. Wilson, 7. All family members are listed as having been born in PA. Lot and William are listed a "laborers," John is listed as a "Tanner" or possibly "Farmer". James' occupation is possibly "Carpenter". Lot, William, Martha, and George are listed as having attended school within the yaer. The census is dated August 23, 1850.
1850 census pa butler west connoquenessing pg101.jpg
2 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. His father was a native of Berks county, whence he removed to Westmoreland county, and afterwards to Butler county..." (Complete text, Lott Wilson sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co. PA)
3 Early Bounty Hunters of Butler County, Pennsylvania, ed. David K. Webb & John M. Stevens, 1934; reprinted by Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, Laughlintown PA

Date of Warrant Issue: Dec. 5, 1837,Hunter: James Wilson, killed 1 fox; p.5, Bounty for foxes listed as $0.50.

3 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
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Source notes

  • 1850 Census: "John" is oddly scripted with a central letter extending downward (p, German s,?); it could be a corrupted attempt at daughter Tamson, but indicated as male.

Conjecture

Research Wishlist

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