(Research):James Willson, known as "Jeems", was a farmer and owner-operator of a tannery on Willson Branch, about 100 yards east of the old Shooks Post Office. This was at junction of old Seiverville Pike and the road leading to Kimberlin Heights. For three years (1846-1850) James and his family lived near New West, Abbeyville District, South Carolina, then returned to his Knox County home. At the time of his marriage he repaired and moved into the old log, two story, house on the Kimberlin Heights road where the Willson - Hines family reunion was held on July 15, 1909.
Migration of the family seems at first glance to be very stable. Each census records them living in Knox County, Tennessee. But a closer look reveals an interesting movement. Once census lists the birth state of Lavinia (1846) as being South Carolina. One census list the birth state of Ebenezer (1848) as being South Carolina. And finally the death of Mary Ann in 1849 appears to have happened in South Carolina.
Bible Records -- Tombstone Inscriptions for New Prospect Presbyterian Church Cemetery list James Wilson as being buried in the cemetery.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD2-N21 : accessed 30 June 2015), James Willson, Knox county, part of, Knox, Tennessee, United States; citing family 127, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
WikiTree profile was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on May 24, 2011.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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Willson-200 and Wilson-27338 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles are the same with most of the rest of the family with duplicates as well. Middle name is probably "Ellen." Review & merge as appropriate. Please notate reasons in public comments if merge is rejected.
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