James Madison Wesson (1815 - 1899)

Born 1815 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Reynolds) Hardy — married 23 Jul 1844 in Russell, Alabama, United States

Died 1899 at about age 84 in Lincoln, Mississippi, United States

Biography

When James Madison Wesson was born in 1815, in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, his father, Isaac D. Wesson, was 20 and his mother, Tabitha Seward, was 24. He married Emily Reynolds on 23 July 1844, in Russell, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years and Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, United States in 1870. He died in 1899, in Mississippi, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States.^[1]

1850 Household ^[2]
Choctaw, MS

1860 Household^[3]
Bankston, Choctaw, MS

1870 Household^[4]
Wesson, Copiah, MS

1880 Household^[5]
Bogue Chitto, Lincoln, MS

Marriage and Children

J M Wessen, 1818, NC^[2][3][4][5]

Emily Reynolds Hardy Wessen, 1813, GA^[2][3][4] – d. 3 Nov 1871 (Find A Grave: Memorial #13041406)

Mary E Wesson, 1837, NC^[5] (returned to NC after the death of James)

1. Mariah Wessen, 1834, GA^[2]
2. Casmer Wessen, 1836, GA^[2]
3. Milseant Wessen, 1838, GA^[2]
4. Mary Wessen, 1845, MS^[2]
5. Laura Wessen, 1848, MS^[2][3][4]
6. James M Wessen, 1848, MS^[2][3][4]
7. Kate Wessen, 1850, MS^[3]

Elizabeth Wessen, 1824, GA, niece^[2]

T J Stanford, 1824, GA^[2]

William Stanford, 1826, GA^[2]

Eugenia Miller, 1842, MS^[3]

E W Reynolds, 1835, GA, stepson^[3]

Minnie Collier, 1865, stepdaughter^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 May 2023, 16:01), entry for James Madison Wesson (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZ86-WLY ); contributed by various users.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} 1850 United States Federal Census
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} 1860 United States Federal Census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} 1870 United States Federal Census
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} 1880 United States Federal Census

• 1850 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: M432_370; Page: 86A; Image: 178. amb 02:03, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
• 1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Bankston, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: M653_579; Page: 277; Family History Library Film: 803579. Bairfield-1 01:48, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
• 1870 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: M593_727; Page: 118A; Family History Library Film: 552226. amb 01:46, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
• 1880 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Bogue Chitto, Lincoln, Mississippi; Roll: 655; Page: 60C; Enumeration District: 031. amb 11 November 2018.
• Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 11 November 2018, amb. Memorial page for James Madison Wesson (1815–1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #11439534, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA. Maintained by NatalieMaynor (contributor 46770385)
• Wesson, MS, Wikipedia