NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Tamson Wilson is not in my direct ancestor. She is 1 step removed in the following ways:

Sister of Lot Wilson
Daughter of James Wilson and Mary Baum

	Date	Notes
Birth	1829
Marriage		To James Cratty, Jr.
Death
Burial

Sources:

Children

Name	Gender	Date of Birth
James Cratty	M	calc 1851
Winfield Cratty	M	calc 1853
Martha J. Cratty	F	calc 1854
Eleanor Cratty	F	calc 1857
Rimilla[?] Cratty	F	calc 1863

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 U.S. Federal Census Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA, ancestry.com pg. 12. Date of census 3 Apr. 1850. Lines 10&11: James Cratty Jr., age 28, farmer; wife Tamzen, age 21. Both born in PA. Next door is the famiy of James Cratty Sr. Nearby are the families of John Gallagher (age 67) & wife Frances; James Gallagher (age 70) & wife Mary (age 40) and 8 children; John Gallagher (age 38) & wife Sarah. Note: Nancy Gallagher, the daughter of John & Mary Gallagher, married Lot Wilson, the brother of Tamson Wilson Cratty.
2	1840 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 7, lines 25-31 lists James Wilson household with 2 males under 5, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-40. This corresponds to James & Mary Wilson & children George, William, Lot, and Martha.
3	1850 United States Federal Census, West Connoquenessing, Butler County, PA, Page 101, lines 25-31 lists James Wilson, 45, married to Mary Wilson, 44. They are listed as living with five children: John (?) Wilson, 24; Lot Wilson, 19; William Wilson, 17; Martha J. Wilson, 15; and George A. Wilson, 7. All family members are listed as having been born in PA. Lot and William are listed a "laborers," John is listed as a "Tanner" or possibly "Farmer". James' occupation is possibly "Carpenter". Lot, William, Martha, and George are listed as having attended school within the year. The census is dated August 23, 1850.
4	1860 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 14, Dwelling 93 lists James Cratty, 38, as a farmer married to Tamson Cratty, 31. They are listed as living with their four children, son James Cratty, 9, son (illegible T---field?), 7, daughter Martha J. Cratty, 6, and daughter Eleanor Cratty, 3. All were born in PA. The older three children attend school. Another record on Page 14, dwelling 95, is for the family of Lot Wilson, Tamson's brother, living with his wife Nancy and three children. Between these two families, at dwelling 94, are Nancy Wilson's parents, James Gallagher, and wife Mary. They live with five of their children, and with William Wilson,(Lot Wilson's brother) who is listed as a farm laborer at the Gallagher farm. This census is dated 8 Jun 1860.
5	1870 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 7, lines 15-20 lists Tamson Cratty, 41 [7?], living with five children: son James Cratty, 18; son Winfield, 17; daughter Martha Cratty, 16; daughter El[illegible]na Cratty, 13; and daughter Rimilla Cratty [?], 6. James and Winfield are listed as Farmers. All were born in PA. Tamson is listed as unable to read, though capable of writing [which seems dubious]. All of the children except "Rimilla" attended school. This census page is dated 7 + 8 Jul 1870.
6	1880 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA, Page 3, lines 5-7 lists widow Mrs. Tamson Cratty, 54, living with two children: son Winfield Cratty, 26; and daughter Millie Cratty, 16. Tamson and Winfield are listed as farmers. Millie "helps in house." All were born in PA. Everyone is able to read and write. This census page is dated 2 Jun 1880.
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 andMary (Baum) Wilson, and came with his parents to Butler county in 1844. His father was a native of Berks county, whence he removed to Westmoreland county, and afterwards to Butler county. After a few years' residence in Connoquenessing township, he removed to Portsmouth, Ohio, where he died. By his marriage to Mary Baum he became the father of ...Martha J., who married Hiram Milhuisen; Tamson, who married James Cratty; William, of Lancaster township, and Lott..."	(Complete text, Lott Wilson sketch, 1895 Hist. Butler Co. PA)
8	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.