NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Lorena Bernice Mayer is not in my direct ancestor. She is related by marriage,and 2 steps removed in the following ways:

Sister-in-law of Bert Winiford Wilson
Daughter-in-law of James L. Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Stoughton

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Sept 1890	PA		^[1]
Marriage	~1911		To James Garfield Wilson	^[4]
Death
Burial		West Liberty Cemetery, Worth Twp., Butler Co., PA

Sources:

Children

( children with James Garfield Wilson)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Spouse
Sarah Pearl Wilson	F	1909	Clifford Bickel
Alvin Merl Wilson	M	1910	Elda Bickel
Brice Clayton Wilson	M	1912	unknown McCreary
Bernice Evelyn Wilson	F	13 July 1915	Charles Wimer
Dorothy Frances Wilson	F	14 Feb 1920	Paul Frederick Heckethorn
Homer Dean Wilson	M	15 Apr 1922	Helen (Morris/Harris?)
Kenneth James Wilson	M	3 Feb 1918	Mary unknown

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Worth Township, Butler County, PA
Venango County, PA

Photo Gallery

Gravestone at West Liberty Cemetery, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original	N/A
1	1900 United States Federal Census, District 53, Brady Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 9. Census dated 11 June 1900. Lines 30-38: James B. Mayer, age 40, b. Apr 1860, mar. 12 years, farmer, rents farm, reads, writes, speaks English, father b. Germany; Olive B., wife, 36, b. Oct 1863, mar. 12 yrs, 6 children, all living, reads, writes, speaks English; Mathias, father, 78, b. Feb. 1822, widower, reads, writes, speaks English, Born Germany (as were parents); Sarah E., dau, 11, b. Aug 1888, in sch 4 mo., reads, writes, speaks English; Lorena B., dau., 9, b. Sept 1890, in sch 4 mo, reads, writes, speaks English; Maude C., dau., 7, b. Dec 1892; Fred(?) T., son, 5, b. Sept 1894; Dallas M., son, 4, b. Feb 1896; Mary O., dau, 1, b. Mar 1899. All and parents b. PA except as noted.
2	1910 United States Federal Census, Brady Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 58, Page 3, lines 8-11 lists James G. Wilson, white male age 22, has been married one year, Sawmill laborer; wife Lorena B. Wilson, age 19, has given birth to one child and it is still alive; daughter Sara P. Wilson, age 10 months. Mabel A. Campbell, white female servant, age 18, single. All born PA, all parents born PA. All 3 adults can read & write. This census is dated 19 Apr 1910.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, West Liberty Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 3, Page 4, lines 76-82 lists James G. Wilson, 32, married to Rena Wilson, age "Un". They live with daughter Pearl Wilson, 10; son Merle Wilson, 8; son Brice C. Wilson, 6; daughter Bernice E. Wilson, 4; and son Kenneth Wilson, 2. Pearl and Merle attended school within the last year. James, Rena, and Pearl can read, write, and speak English. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. James G. Wilson is a farmer. This census page is dated 26 Jan 1920, though margin notes indicate that this particular entry was taken on 27 Jan 1920.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, West Liberty Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 67, Page 1, lines 9-20 lists James G. Wilson, 43, married to Della R. Wilson, 43. They were both 21 at the time of their first marriage. They live with son Merl A. Wilson, 19; son Brice C. Wilson, 17; daughter Vernice E. Wilson, 14; son Kenneth J. Wilson, 12; daughter Dorothy H. Wilson, 8; son Homel W. Wilson, 7; son James E. Wilson, 3; daughter Mary J. Wilson, 1 year 11 months; daughter Ma[illegible] E. Wilson, 8 months; and stepdaughter Betty Wicks, 7. Vernice, Kenneth, Dorothy, and Homel attended school within the last year. Everyone can read and write except for Homel, James E., Mary, Ma[illegible], and Betty. James G. Wilson and his parents were born in PA. Della was born in WV, though her parents were both born in PA. All of the children were born in PA. James G. Wilson is a farmer on land that he owns. Merl and Brice work as farm laborers. James E., Mary J., Ma[illegible], and Betty are listed as unable to speak English.
5	Paul Keith Heckathorn, grandson of James G. Wilson; correspondence 1988-1991.	N/A
6	Butler Co. Cemetery Inventory, West Liberty Cemetery transcriptions: Mayer, James Benton b. 4-9-1860, d. 1-1-1950; Mayer, Olive Thompson b. 10-12-1869, d. 3-23-1916. Note: parents of Lorena Bernice Mayer.	N/A