Joseph Wilson (1779 - bef. 1850)

Born 15 Feb 1779 in Maryland, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Shinn) Wilson — married 4 Feb 1806 in Harrison County, Virginia (West Virginia)

Descendants

Died before 1850 before age 70 in Morgan, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Joseph married Elizabeth Shinn in 1806 in Harrison, Virginia.^[1]

In 1830, Joseph and Elizabeth were residing in Harrison County, Virginia.^[2]

By 1840, Joseph, Elizabeth and their children had relocated to Morgan County, Missouri.^[3]

According to Shinn's 1903 work,^[4] Elizabeth and Joseph had the following children:

1. Michael Shinn Wilson, b in Virginia, 1806; married Celia Campbell and moved to Southern Missouri, where he died leaving a family.
   
2. Thomas R. Wilson, b. 1808; married Rebecca Reading, and moved to Northern Missouri, where he died leaving a family.
   
3. Joseph H. Wilson, b. 1810; ob. Missouri
   
4. Solomon W. Wilson, b. 1813, m. Sarah McPherson, and moved to the State of Washington, where he died leaving a family
   
5. Eliza Wilson, b. 1815; m. William Callison
   
6. Jonathon Wilson, b. 1818; m. Sarah Callison; ob. in Southern Missouri
7. James R. Wilson, b. 1821; m. Sarah Davis; to Missouri; ob. in Texas
8. Sophia W. Wilson, b. 1823; m. E. C. Brown, in 1850; moved to Versailles, Mo., where she was living in 1903, the only remaining child, except her sister Harriet, of this large family
9. William H. Wilson, b. 1828; d. on and was buried in the ocean
10. Harriet W. Wilson, b. 1834; m. B. G. Bowlin; moved to Versailles, Mo., where she now resides (1903)

Of interest is the 1850 Census for Moreau, Morgan County, Missouri. Many of the children of Joseph and Elizabeth are residing in very close proximity to one another. The families were numbered in the order of their visitation by the enumerator.
93 Solomon W. Wilson, 37, Farmer born in Virginia; household includes Sarah, 26, b. KY; Michael, 6, B. MO; Mary E. 4, b. MO; Rebecca, 1, B. MO
97 James Wilson, 28, Laborer born Virginia
98 William Callison, 36, b. KY; Eliza Callison, 36, b. Virginia plus children in household; indicates married within the last year following William and Eliza’s names
99 William H. Wilson, age 22, Laborer born in Virginia; no one else in household
100 Cyrus C. Brown, 22, b. KY; Sophia Brown, 24, b. Virginia; Harriet Wilson, 15, born Virginia; indicates married within the last year following Cyrus and Sophia’s names
Solomon and James are located here and the rest are located on the following page here.

Because neither Joseph or Elizabeth can be located in 1850, they likely died prior to this date.

Sources

1. ↑ West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-C645 : 12 September 2020), Joseph Wilson and Elizabeth Shinn, 4 Jan 1806; citing Marriage, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-WW9 : 17 August 2017), Joseph Wilson, Eastern District, Harrison, Virginia, United States; citing 344, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 190; FHL microfilm 29,669.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT5-PZJ : 19 October 2020), Joseph Wilson, Moreau, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing p. 169, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm . - note: indexed incorrectly as New York, view image for details
4. ↑ Shinn, Josiah Hazen, The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, Genealogical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1903, page 202.

• Last Will and Testament of Thomas Wilson II

• West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971: Harrison: Will book, v. 002 1788-1794, image 292, Database and images at FamilySearch.org, accessed 17 Jan 2021 [1]

Estate of ELIZABETH SHINN, of Harrison County, Virginia

Appraisal of estate. 16 October 1813. Submitted by Joseph Wilson and Solomon Shinn