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James W, M Wilson 1819 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1819

Birth Location: Hancock County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1911

Death Location: Chilton County, Alabama, USA

Father: Robert Wilson

Mother: Catharina Wilson

Spouse(s): Penny Moore

Children(s): Francis Wilson, Mary Wilson, Robert Wilson, Andrew Wilson, Jackson Wilson, Catharine Wilson, Jasper Wilson, George Wilson, William Wilson, John Wilson, Henry Wilson

According to available records, James W M Wilson was born in 1819 in Hancock County, Georgia, USA, the child of Robert Wilson and Catharina Wilson. Following those early years, James W M Wilson married Penny Moore, and their family grew to include Francis M Wilson, Mary E Wilson, Robert N. Wilson, Andrew Wilson, Jackson Wilson, Catharine Wilson, Jasper Wilson, George Washington Wilson, William R. Wilson, John S. Wilson and Henry S. Wilson. In the later years of life, James W M Wilson died in 1911 in Chilton County, Alabama, USA.

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Parents

Robert Wilson
1798 – 1846
Birth Location: Hancock County, Georgia, USA
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Catharina Wilson
1802 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Penny Moore
1820 – 1861
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Francis Wilson
1857 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Mary Wilson
1858 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Robert Wilson
1859 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Andrew Wilson
1859 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Jackson Wilson
1860 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Catharine Wilson
1863 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Jasper Wilson
1868 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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George Wilson
1869 – 1937
Birth Location: Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
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William Wilson
1871 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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John Wilson
1876 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Henry Wilson
1876 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Feb 1819
    Event Place: Hancock County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865, Biography & Genealogy Master Index, Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 5024098, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Baker, Alabama; Roll: M593_1; Page: 201B, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Chestnut Creek, Autauga, Alabama; Roll: M653_1; Page: 22; Family Histor, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Chestnut, Autauga, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 53b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Chestnut, Autauga, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Chestnut, Autauga, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 53b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Chestnut Creek, Autauga, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Chestnut Creek, Autauga, Alabama; Roll: M653_1; Page: 22; Family Histor

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Baker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Baker, Alabama; Roll: M593_1; Page: 201B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Coppers, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 25 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Chilton, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Wilson, J. - Windes, Enoch

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Mar 1911
    Event Place: Chilton County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, Death Index, 1908-59, Biography & Genealogy Master Index, Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 5024098

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