Matilda E. Wilson

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Matilda Wilson is not in my direct ancestor. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Sister of James L. Wilson Daughter of Lot Wilson and Nancy Gallagher

Event	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1872
Marriage			To John Barkley

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Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4        Generation 5         Generation 6
 
                                      +-- James Wilson
                                      |   (1805-????)   
                 +-- Lot Wilson ------+
                 |   (1831-1906)      |
Matilda Wilson --+                    +-- Mary Baum
(1872-????)      |                        (1806-????)
                 +-- Nancy Gallagher
                     (1828-1904)

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Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	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.
2	1900 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 84, Page 8, lines 51-52 lists John Barkley, 35, born Feb 1865, married to Tillie Barkley, 27, born Sep 1872. They have been married for four years. Tillie has not given birth to any children. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. John works as a "day laborer," but has been unemployed for three months. Both can read, write, and speak English. They rent their home, which is not a farm. This census is dated 12 Jun 1900.
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)