Reason (also spelled Rezon and Reasor) Wilder was born about 1798 in Tennessee.
Reason married Margaret Jackson before 1820.
Reason received a land grand in Harlan County, County on the 28th of November, 1827.
Reason appears in the 1830 Federal census in Harlan County, Kentucky as the head of the household.
Reason appears in the 1840 Federal census in Harlan County, Kentucky as the head of the household.
Reason appears in the 1850 Federal census in Harlan County, Kentucky as the head of the household;
Reason and his wife appear in the 1860 Federal census in Harlan County, Kentucky in the household of William and Elizabeth Lee.
Reason does not appear in the 1870 Federal census in Harlan County, Kentucky or in adjoining counties.
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Sources
Land Grant: Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924, Book Z, Harlan County, KY.
1830 Federal census Harlan County, Kentucky. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19 Roll 37, page 119.
1840 Federal census Harlan County, Kentucky. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704 Roll 113, page 113.
1850 Federal census Harlan County, Kentucky. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432 Roll 203, page 3B
1860 Federal census Harlan County, Kentucky. National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653 Roll 371, page 366.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reason by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reason: