William Henry Wilson

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

Event	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1867

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Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4        Generation 5         Generation 6
 
                                      +-- James Wilson
                                      |   (1805-????)   
                 +-- Lot Wilson ------+
                 |   (1831-1906)      |
William Wilson --+                    +-- Mary Baum
(1867-????)      |                        (1806-????)
                 +-- Nancy Gallagher
                     (1828-1904)

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Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
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.
12	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.
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)

Research

• 1900 Census: There is a William Wilson in Prospect Borough, Butler County, living by himself... but he is listed as 30 with a birth date of Mar, 1870. This conflicts with the 1870 and 1880 census information for his age.