Elizabeth A. Stoughton

Stoughton is an English name, and the ancestors of Elizabeth Stoughton were both English and Dutch. She was descended from other pioneer families of Butler County, including the Covert, Glenn, and VanZandt lines, among others.

Elizabeth Annabell Stoughton was born in 1862, the fifth of eight children, to John C. Stoughton and Mary Jane McCandless Stoughton. She was born during the Civil War and her father was a veteran of that war. He was elected to public office several times, serving as school director, collector and supervisor. Nine years before Elizabeth’s birth, at the time of their marriage, her parents acquired a one hundred sixteen acre wilderness farm which her father cleared. The Stoughton family attended Mr. Zion Baptist Church at Isle, Franklin Twp., as had Elizabeth's grandparents. Her grandfather Andrew Stoughton had been an active member of this congregation and served it in various official capacities over the years.

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Photo contributors:
Vintage photos: photographers unknown, contributed by Elizabeth Wison Williams

	Date	Location	Notes
Birth	23 Feb 1862	Clay Township, Butler County, PA
Marriage	1880		To James L. Wilson
Death	25 Apr 1932	Clay Township, Butler County, PA	heart trouble
Burial		United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 3               Generation 4                  Generation 5
 
                        +-- James L. Wilson
                        |   (1857-1929)
 Bert Winiford Wilson --+                             +-- John C. Stoughton
 (1891-1971)            |                             |   (1832-1902)
                        +-- Elizabeth Ann Stoughton --+
                            (1862-1932)               |
                                                      +-- Mary Jane McCandless
                                                          (~1832-1882)

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Children

(all children with James L. Wilson)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse
John Luther Wilson	M	18 Oct 1880	PA	-never married-
Mary Ella Pearl Wilson	F	16 Aug 1883	PA	-never married-
James Garfield Wilson	M	22 Aug 1887	PA	1) Lorenna Mayer 2) Della Wicks
Bert Winiford Wilson	M	28 Feb 1891	PA	Clara Mabel Wimer

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Clay Township, Butler County, PA	1862 - ?
Worth Township, Butler County, PA	<1900 - >1910

Photo Gallery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1870 United States Federal Census, Franklin Township, Butler County, PA, Page 13, lines 1-8 lists John Stoughton, 34, married to Mary, 33. They live with seven children: son James Stoughton, 15; daughter Mary Stoughton, 14; daughter Ann Stoughton, 11; daughter Elizabeth Stoughton, 8; daughter Ellen Stoughton, 4; and daughter Jane Stoughton, 2. John Stoughtonis listed as a farmer, Mary Stoughton as "keeping house," and James Stoughton as "farm laborer." Everyone is listed as having been born in PA. Mary Stoughton has a "father of foreign birth." James, Mary, Ann, and Elizabeth attended school within the year. Mary and Ann are listed as unable to write. This census page is undated. However, the previous page is dated July 21, 1870 and the following page is dated July 21,22 1870.
2	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.
3	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.
4	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.
5	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.
6	1930 United States Federal Census, Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 10-60, Page 5, line 31 lists Elizabeth A. Wilson, 68, as a widow living by herself. Her home is listed as not being a farm. Her age at the time of her first marriage is listed as 17 [19?]. She can read and write. She was born in PA, so were her parents. She is not employed. This census is dated April 5, 1930.
7	Gravestone at Muddy Creek Cemetery, Worth Twp., Butler Co. Pa: WILSON James L. 1857 – 1929, Elizabeth A. 1862 - 1932
8	20th Century History of Butler & Butler County by James A. McKee, Butler PA 1909, p.1001, biographical sketch: Solomon R. Stoughton, ... son of John C. and Mary Jane (McCandless) Stoughton. The Stoughtons were early settlers in Clay Township, Butler County, and John C. Stoughton was born on the old homestead there ...His wife, Mary Jane, was a daughter of James McCandless, of Franklin Township, and they became the parents of seven children...(including) Elizabeth, wife of James L. Wilson, of Brady Township...	(Complete text, Solomon R. Stoughton sketch
9	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winfred Wilson.	N/A