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| '''Birth'''  || 19 Feb 1857 || Clay Township, Butler County, PA || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| '''Birth'''  || 19 Feb 1857 || Clay Township, Butler County, PA || || <sup class="reference">[4][11]</sup>
 
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| '''Marriage''' || || || To [[Elizabeth Ann Stoughton]] || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| '''Marriage''' ||by June<sup class="reference">[3]</sup>,1880 || || To [[Elizabeth Ann Stoughton]] || <sup class="reference">[3][10][11]</sup>
 
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| '''Death''' || 25 May 1929 || PA || heart trouble || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| '''Death''' || 25 May 1929 || PA || heart trouble || <sup class="reference">[11]</sup>
 
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| '''Burial''' || || [[Cemetery Index|United Presbyterian Church Cemetery]], Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| '''Burial''' || || [[Cemetery Index|United Presbyterian Church Cemetery]], Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA || || <sup class="reference">[9]</sup>
 
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| [[John Luther Wilson]]    || M || 18 Oct 1880 || PA || -never married- ||d.1910, typhoid || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| [[John Luther Wilson]]    || M || 18 Oct 1880 || PA || -never married- ||d.1910, typhoid || <sup class="reference">[4][5][11]</sup>
 
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| [[Mary Ella Pearl Wilson]] || F || 16 Aug 1883 || PA || -never married- ||d. 1898, bee sting || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| [[Mary Ella Pearl Wilson]] || F || 16 Aug 1883 || PA || -never married- ||d. 1898, bee sting; see photo || <sup class="reference">[9][11]</sup>
 
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| [[James Garfield Wilson]]  || M || 22 Aug 1887 || Butler County, PA || 1)  Lorenna Mayer <br>2)  Della Wicks  || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| [[James Garfield Wilson]]  || M || 22 Aug 1887 || Butler County, PA || 1)  Lorenna Mayer <br>2)  Della Wicks  || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][11]</sup>
 
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| [[Bert Winiford Wilson]]  || M || 28 Feb 1891 || PA || [[Clara Mabel Wimer]] || Direct line || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| [[Bert Winiford Wilson]]  || M || 28 Feb 1891 || PA || [[Clara Mabel Wimer]] || Direct line || <sup class="reference">[4][5][11]</sup>
 
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|Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA||born 1857||  ||<sup class="reference"></sup>
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| Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA || 1860-1870 || || <sup class="reference">[1][2]</sup>
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| Brady Township, Butler County, PA || before 1880 - 1900 || || <sup class="reference">[3][4] </sup>
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|Worth Township, Butler County, PA || 1910 - 1929 || || <sup class="reference">[5][6][8][9]</sup>
 
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| '''[[Source:_1860_United_States_Federal_Census|1860 United States Federal Census]]''', Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 14, Lines 39-40 lists ''James L. Wilson'', 3, as a son of ''Lot Wilson'' [sic], 29, and ''Nancy Wilson'', 33.  James' brother Dunwoodie, 6, and sister Nancy J., 1, are also listed. James is listed as having been born in PA. This census is dated 8 Jun 1860.
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| '''[[Source:_1860_United_States_Federal_Census|1860 United States Federal Census]]''', Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 14. Date of census 8 June 1860.<br>Lines 39-40: [[Lot Wilson]], 29, and [[Nancy Gallagher|Nancy Wilson]], 33; son '''James L. Wilson''', 3; son Dunwoodie, 6; dau. Nancy J., 1.   All born in PA.
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|'''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''; [[Henderson H. Wilson|Henderson]]; [[Robert G. Wilson|Robert]]; [[William Wilson|William]]; [[Mary Jane Wilson|Jane]], wife of Vest Sharp; [[Matilda E. Wilson|Tillie]], and two that died in infancy..."
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|'''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'''; [[Henderson H. Wilson|Henderson]]; [[Robert G. Wilson|Robert]]; [[William Wilson|William]]; [[Mary Jane Wilson|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]])
 
|(Complete text, [[Lott Wilson sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co. PA]])
 
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| '''Gravestone transcriptions at Muddy Creek Cemetery''', Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA, Oct. 2006 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.<br>* " WILSON James L.  1857 – 1929, Elizabeth A. 1862 - 1932"
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| '''Gravestone transcriptions at Muddy Creek Cemetery''', Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA, Oct. 2006 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
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* "John L.Wilson,son of J. L. and E. A. Wilson, Oct. 18, 1880 - July 11, 1910"<br>*  "Pearl, Dau. of J.L.& E.A. Wilson, Aug 16, 1883 - Sep 8, 1898"
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* " WILSON James L.  1857 – 1929, Elizabeth A. 1862 - 1932"
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* "John L.Wilson,son of J. L. and E. A. Wilson, Oct. 18, 1880 - July 11, 1910"
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*  "Pearl, Dau. of J.L.& E.A. Wilson, Aug 16, 1883 - Sep 8, 1898"
  
  
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|'''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. John T. Wilson was a grandson of James L. Wilson and Elizabeth Stoughton.  
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|'''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. John T. Wilson was a grandson of James L. Wilson and Elizabeth Stoughton. In addition to collecting historical data, he wrote a short description of his Wilson grandparents.
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|[[James L. Wilson & Elizabeth Stoughton as remembered by John T. Wilson|(Short biographical text by John T. Wilson)]]
 
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Revision as of 10:30, 29 September 2007

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James L. Wilson


Date Location Notes Sources
Birth 19 Feb 1857 Clay Township, Butler County, PA [4][11]
Marriage by June[3],1880 To Elizabeth Ann Stoughton [3][10][11]
Death 25 May 1929 PA heart trouble [11]
Burial United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA [9]

Ancestry chart segment 

 Generation 3               Generation 4              Generation 5
 
                                                  +-- Lot Wilson
                                                  |   (1831-1906)   
                        +-- James L. Wilson ------+
                        |   (1857-1929)           |
 Bert Winiford Wilson --+                         +-- Nancy Gallagher
 (1891-1971)            |                             (1828-1904)
                        +-- Elizabeth Ann Stoughton
                            (1862-1932)

Sources: [1][7][11]

Children

(all children with Elizabeth Ann Stoughton)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
John Luther Wilson M 18 Oct 1880 PA -never married- d.1910, typhoid [4][5][11]
Mary Ella Pearl Wilson F 16 Aug 1883 PA -never married- d. 1898, bee sting; see photo [9][11]
James Garfield Wilson M 22 Aug 1887 Butler County, PA 1) Lorenna Mayer
2) Della Wicks 		[4][5][11]
Bert Winiford Wilson M 28 Feb 1891 PA Clara Mabel Wimer Direct line [4][5][11]

Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA born 1857
Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA 1860-1870 [1][2]
Brady Township, Butler County, PA before 1880 - 1900 [3][4]
Worth Township, Butler County, PA 1910 - 1929 [5][6][8][9]

Photo Gallery

The Wilson-McDeavitt sawmill with James L. Wilsonat center in dark suit and hat, and Bert Winiford Wilson at right wearing a cap
Pearl Wilson death portrait
Pearl Wilson


Gravestone of James L. Wilson & wife Elizabeth A. Stoughton, Muddy Creek Cemetery, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA
Wilson plot at Muddy Creek Cemetery.
Gravestone of John L. Wilson at Muddy Creek Cemetery
Gravestone of Pearl Wilson, Muddy Creek Cemetery
Gravestone of Pearl Wilson inscription close-up



Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 1860 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 14. Date of census 8 June 1860.
Lines 39-40: Lot Wilson, 29, and Nancy Wilson, 33; son James L. Wilson, 3; son Dunwoodie, 6; dau. Nancy J., 1. All born in PA.
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2 1870 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 8, Lines 19-27 lists Lot Wilson, 39, married to NancyWilson, 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 Hendersonattended school within the census year. This census is dated 8 Jun 1870.
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3 1880 United States Federal Census, Brady Township, Butler County, PA, Ennumeration District 30, Page 10, Record 94 (lines 28-29) lists James L. Wilson, 23, as a farmer married to Elizabeth A. Wilson, 18. James L. Wilson is listed as a farmer. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. The census page is dated June 16, 1880.
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4 1900 United States Federal Census, Brady Township, Butler County, PA, Page 2, lines 94-98 lists James L. Wilson, 43, born Feb. 1857, married to Elizabeth A. Wilson, 38, born Feb. 1862. They are listed as having been married for 20 years. They live with their three sons, John L. Wilson, 19, born Oct. 1880; James L. Wilson, 12, born Aug. 1887; and Bert W. Wilson, 10, Feb. 1891. Elizabeth is listed as having mothered 4 children, three of which are alive. The place of birth of James and his parents is listed as PA. James is listed as a Farmer and his son John is listed as a farm laborer. All members of the household are listed as being able to read, write, and speak English. James is listed as owning the farm with no mortgage.
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5 1910 United States Federal Census, Worth Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 108, Page 3, lines 73-77 lists James L. Wilson, 53, married to Elizabeth A. Wilson, 48. They are listed as having been married for 30 years. Elizabeth is listed as having born 4 children, three of which are alive. The three children, John L. Wilson, 28, James G. Wilson , 22, and Bert W. Wilson, 19, are listed as still living with their parents. Everyone in the family and their parents are listed as being born in PA. Everyone can read, write, and speak English. James is listed as a farmer on his own land.
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6 1920 United States Federal Census, Worth Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 66, Page 7, lines 89-90 lists James L. Wilson, 62, married to Elizabeth A. Wilson, 57. He is listed as owning the farm with no mortgage. He is listed as able to read, write and speak English. He is listed as having been born in PA along with both his parents. His occupation is given as Farmer on his own land. His census record is immediately preceeded by that of his son, Bert Winiford Wilson, suggesting that they lived on adjacent property.
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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 Butler County, PA, 1916 Farm Directory, page 203, lists J. L. Wilson living with no children on a 15 acre grain farm which he owns. The farm is located on rd 3, Slippery Rock, Worth Twp, highway 25.
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9 Gravestone transcriptions at Muddy Creek Cemetery, Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA, Oct. 2006 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
  • " WILSON James L. 1857 – 1929, Elizabeth A. 1862 - 1932"
  • "John L.Wilson,son of J. L. and E. A. Wilson, Oct. 18, 1880 - July 11, 1910"
  • "Pearl, Dau. of J.L.& E.A. Wilson, Aug 16, 1883 - Sep 8, 1898"


10 20th Century History of Butler & Butler County PA by James A. McKee, 1909, p.1001:
(John C. Stoughton and Mary Jane McCandless) became the parents of seven children...(including) Elizabeth, wife of James L. Wilson, of Brady Township; ...and Solomon R., whose name appears at the head of this sketch.
Solomon R. Stoughton ... has been largely devoted to agricultural pursuits, but for three years he ws engaged in operating a saw-mill and threshing-machine, in partnership with James L. Wilson. He also spent seven years in the oil fields. 		(Complete text, Solomon R. Stoughton sketch
11 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. John T. Wilson was a grandson of James L. Wilson and Elizabeth Stoughton. In addition to collecting historical data, he wrote a short description of his Wilson grandparents. (Short biographical text by John T. Wilson)
12 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winiford Wilson.
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