Marcelite (Ardoin) Wilson (1853 - 1940)

Born 15 Mar 1853 in Ville Platte, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1940 at age 87 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Marcelite (Ardoin) Wilson is a part of US Black heritage.

Marcelite was born about 1853 based on her age in the 1870 census. Her marriage record gives her father's name as Zenon Ardoin (misread as Jueon in some places) and her mother's name as Marianne, but with no surname. Other sources show the mother as Marianne Dautre.^[1]

The 1870 Census^[2][3] shows her at age 17 in the home of her father and step-mother in Ward Four of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

She married Willis Wilson on 3 Aug 1871 at the church in Ville Platte, Louisiana.^[4] They had at least nine children.^[5] Those known:

1. Theodore Wilson (1872–1954)
2. Marie Idee Wilson (1875–bef.1900)
3. Buddy Wilson (1877–1966)
4. Francis (Wilson) Thomas (1882–1961)
5. Austin Wilson (1887–1967)

The 1880 Census^[6] shows her at age "20" with her husband and two children in the 7th Ward of St Landry Parish, Louisiana.

The 1900 Census^[5] shows her at age 47 with her husband and two children in Police Jury Ward 7, Justice of Peace Ward 15, Ville Platte Town, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. This census states that she is the mother of 9 children with 4 still living.

The 1910 Census^[7] shows her at age 53, widowed, and living with her daughter Francoise Thomas and family in Police Jury Ward 7, St Landry Parish, Louisiana.

The family moved to Oklahoma about this time.

The 1940 Census^[8] shows her at age 89 in the home of her son Buddy and his family in Hamilton Township, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.

Marcelite died in 1940 at age 87 and is buried in Southwest Cemetery in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.^[9]

Marcelite appears to have a full-blooded sibling named Adelia, who married Charles Richard in 1874.^[10]

Slave Owner

Family tradition is that the family made the trip from Louisiana to Oklahoma with the aid of her former owner. But that person has not yet been identified.

Sources

1. ↑ 2018 Wilson Family Reunion website, Family History tab
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87K-PCZ : 29 May 2021), Marilite Ardoni in entry for Zenon Ardoni, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87K-PC8 : 12 April 2016), Selima Ardoni in household of Zenon Ardoni, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 96, family 703, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,029.
4. ↑ Hebert, Rev. Donald J. Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1900), Compact Disc. (Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 2000): Text:

   • ARDOIN, Marcelite m. 29 July 1871 Lewis WILSON (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 6578)
   • ARDOIN, Marcelite (Zenon & Marianne) m. 3 Aug. 1871 Louis WILSON (VP Ch.: v. 2, p. 69)
   • WILSON, Lewis m. 29 July 1871 Marcelite ARDOIN (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 6578)
   • WILSON, Louis (Abraham & Marie) m. 3 Aug. 1871 Marcelite ARDOIN (VP Ch.: v. 2, p. 69)

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRW-2NM : accessed 7 September 2021), Marcelite Wilson in household of Willis Wilson, Police Jury Ward 7, Justice of Peace Ward 15 Ville Platte town, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65, sheet 20A, family 341, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,581.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXF-GS9 : 19 February 2021), Marcelite Wilson in household of Willis Wilson, 7th Ward, St Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 46, sheet 394A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,470.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPB7-GVT : accessed 7 September 2021), Marcelite Wilson in household of Orelin Thomas, Police Jury Ward 7, St Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 118, sheet 29B, family 500, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 530; FHL microfilm 1,374,543.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBK3-KQL : 5 January 2021), Marsoline Wilson in household of Buddy Wilson, Hamilton Township, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-9, sheet 9A, line 36, family 168, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3318.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #173336414 page for Marcelite Ardoin Wilson (15 Mar 1853–11 Dec 1940), citing Southwest Cemetery, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA; accessed 6 September 2021; Maintained by Nathan Vaughan Marks (contributor 47582756).
10. ↑ Hebert, Rev. Donald J. Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1900), Compact Disc. (Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 2000): Text:

    ARDOIN, Adelia (Zenon & Marie Anne) m. 16 Dec. 1874 Charles RICHARD (VP Ch.: v. 2, p. 149)

    • RICHARD, Charles (William & Hener JESSEN) m. 16 Dec. 1874 Adelia ARDOIN (VP Ch.: v. 2, p. 149)

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