Bruner Brumsberry Wilson Sr. (1810 - 1878)

Born 23 May 1810 in Warren County Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Blankenship) Wilson — married 16 Sep 1829 in Warren County Kentucky

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Hayse) Wilson — married 1844 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1878 at age 68 in Grayson County Kentucky

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Biography

Marriage

Marriage records found for Eliza Blankenship list the groom as "Rumsey Willson". On the marriage contract, Brum signs his name, "brums berry" with the berry appearing under the brum. On an additional document, Thomas Wilson consents to his son Rumsey -- Brumsberry is crossed out -- to marry Eliza.^[1]

Military Service

At age 51, Brum entered service for the Union in the Kentucky Second Calvary.^[2] His age was older than the draft's upper range of 45, so it seems the enlistment was voluntary. Records found so far only show service between autumn 1861 and 1862.

In 1881, Brum's widow, Elizabeth applied for the soldier's pension. The application lists Brum as "Wilson, Brown (Alias)" and that he served in the K Company of the Second Calvary, Kentucky.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Kentucky, County Marriages - see below for full citation
2. ↑ US Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, see below for link
3. ↑ United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917, see below for link

• Ancestry.com

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-CNXD : 16 January 2021), Ramsey Wilson and Eliza Blankenship, 15 Sep 1829; citing Marriage, Warren, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 164,003.

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1H-43J : 10 December 2020), Eliza Blankenship in entry for Rumsey Willson, 1829.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Q-4XS : 19 December 2020), Brumsberry Wilson, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBW-6DM : 11 November 2020), Brum Willson, 1860.

• "Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8FV-HRH : 4 December 2014), Brum Wilson, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky," Fold3.com; citing military unit Second Cavalry, Wi-Z AND Third Cavalry, A-Bac, NARA microfilm publication M397, roll 24, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS4F-J35 : 4 December 2014), Brum Wilson, Private, Company KI, 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M386 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 881,520.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWQ-4ZM : 2 January 2021), B B Wilson, 1870.

• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHVC-XYX : 24 March 2016), Brum Wilson, 1881. [viewed via Ancestry January 2021]