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James W. Wilson 1804 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1804

Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 2 Feb 1889

Death Location: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA

Father: Samuel Wilson

Mother: Winney Lee

Spouse(s): Susan Wilson, Polly Rail, Susana Howard

Children(s): Mary Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Dianne Miller, Elizabeth Landrum, Robert Wilson, Mary Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Dianne Miller, Elizabeth Landrum, Robert Wilson

1804 marked the beginning of James W. Wilson's life in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, to parents Samuel Wilson and Winney Lee. Eventually, James W. Wilson married Susan Susannah Howard Wilson, Polly Rail and Susana Howard, and they welcomed Mary Jane Wilson, Samuel Martin Wilson, Dianne T Wilson Hughes Knox Miller, Elizabeth Wilson Duke Landrum, Robert N Wilson, Mary Jane Wilson, Samuel Martin Wilson, Dianne T Wilson Hughes Knox Miller, Elizabeth Wilson Duke Landrum and Robert N Wilson. James W. Wilson passed in 1889 at Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Samuel Wilson
1772 – 1835
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SW
Winney Lee
1772 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, Hardy, West Virginia, United States
WL

Spouses(s)

Susan Wilson
1806 – 1870
Birth Location: Ohio, Kentucky, United States
SW
Polly Rail
1811 – 1930
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
PR
Susana Howard
1796 – 1870
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
SH

Children(s)

Mary Wilson
1828 – 1906
Birth Location: Ohio Co., Kentucky, USA
MW
Samuel Wilson
1836 – 1905
Birth Location: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky
SW
Dianne Miller
1837 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
DM
Elizabeth Landrum
1837 – 1880
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
EL
Robert Wilson
1844 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
RW
Mary Wilson
1828 – 1906
Birth Location: Ohio Co., Kentucky, USA
MW
Samuel Wilson
1836 – 1905
Birth Location: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky
SW
Dianne Miller
1837 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
DM
Elizabeth Landrum
1837 – 1880
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
EL
Robert Wilson
1844 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
RW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Dec 1804
    Event Place: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Feb 1889
    Event Place: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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