Difference between revisions of "Robert Gallagher Wilson"
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| '''1880 United States Federal Census''', Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 48, Page 4, lines 4-12 lists ''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 ''N. 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. This census is dated June 2, 1880. | | '''1880 United States Federal Census''', Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 48, Page 4, lines 4-12 lists ''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 ''N. 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. This census is dated June 2, 1880. | ||
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| + | |'''1900 United States Federal Census''', Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 84, Page 1, lines 14-19 lists | ||
| + | ''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]]. This census page is dated 1 Jun 1900. | ||
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| + | 1900 Census: Ancestry.com suggests that there is a middle initial of "G" for Robert Wilson on the 1900 census. If there is, it has something written over it that obscures it. Differences in line darkness suggest that the entire "middle initial" may just be part of a scribble with the overwritten notation. | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 8 August 2007
| Event | Date | Location | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1864 | |||
| Marriage | To Emma Double |
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Ancestry chart segment
Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6
+-- James Wilson
| (1805-????)
+-- Lot Wilson ------+
| (1831-1906) |
Robert Wilson --+ +-- Mary Baum
(1864-????) | (1806-????)
+-- Nancy Gallagher
(1828-1904)
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Children
(Children with Emma Double)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
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Places of Residence
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| 1 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 8, Lines 19-27 lists Lot Wilson, 39, married to Nancy Wilson, 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 Henderson attended school within the census year. This census is dated 8 Jun 1870. |  |
| 2 | 1880 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 48, Page 4, lines 4-12 lists 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 N. 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. This census is dated June 2, 1880. |  |
| 3 | 1900 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 84, Page 1, lines 14-19 lists
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. This census page is dated 1 Jun 1900. |
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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 five children, viz.: Dunwoody; James; Henderson; Robert; William; Jane, wife of Vest Sharp; Tillie, and two that died in infancy ..." | (Click here to read entire biorgaphical sketch)
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Source Notes
1900 Census: Ancestry.com suggests that there is a middle initial of "G" for Robert Wilson on the 1900 census. If there is, it has something written over it that obscures it. Differences in line darkness suggest that the entire "middle initial" may just be part of a scribble with the overwritten notation.
