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Mary Amanda Wilson 1827 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1827

Birth Location: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama

Death Date: Bet. 1860–1865

Death Location: Texas

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Mary Henderson

Spouse(s): Volney Holmes

Children(s): Ema Holmes, James Holmes, Johnston Holmes, Anna Holmes, Alice Holmes

According to available records, Mary Amanda Wilson was born in 1827 in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, the child of James M Wilson and Mary Henderson. Following those early years, Mary Amanda Wilson married Volney Alonzo Holmes, and their family grew to include Ema T. Holmes, James Wilson Holmes, Johnston Wells "j. W." Holmes, Anna "Annie" Eliza Holmes and Alice Holmes. In the later years of life, Mary Amanda Wilson died in 1860 in Texas.

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MW

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Parents

James Wilson
1800 – 1848
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
JW
Mary Henderson
1801 – 1881
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Volney Holmes
1821 – 1868
Birth Location: Penns, Union, Pennsylvania
VH

Children(s)

Ema Holmes
1847 – 1915
Birth Location: Clarke, Alabama, United States
EH
James Holmes
1849 –
Birth Location: Clarke County, Alabama, USA
JH
Johnston Holmes
1854 – 1928
Birth Location: Clarke, AL
JH
Anna Holmes
1856 – 1929
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
AH
Alice Holmes
1859 –
Birth Location: Beat 1, Parker, Weatherford, Texas
AH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1827
    Event Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Bet. 1860–1865
    Event Place: Texas
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