Mary Louisa (Wilson) Dee (1863 - 1947)

Born 24 Jan 1863 in Scott County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Alfred Taylor — married 19 Feb 1888 in Washington County, Arkansas

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1947 at age 84 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Carol Woodcox [send private message]

Biography

Mary Louisa "Lou" Wilson was born on January 24, 1863 to Jefferson and Sarah (Arnold) Wilson. The Wilson family was living in Scott County, Virginia and lived there until a move was made to Arkansas between 1874 and 1880.

Lou married Al Growl or Grawl in 1881. They settled in Franklin County, Kansas and they had a daughter that was named Effie. Lou Wilson told the following story in The Jefferson N. Wilson History, Lost Links and Tangled Threads Unravelled, 1981 by Ruth Holt Patten this manuscript has not been published: While married to Al Growl, her mother, Sarah, died. By 1887 Jefferson N. Wilson was living with a son at the Osawatomie, Kansas area. When Lue left Al Growl, she walked with a 5 year old child to where her father was living. The marriage between Mary Louisa Taylor and Al Growl lasted from 1881-1888.

Lou married Thomas Alfred Taylor on February 19, 1888 in Washington County, Arkansas.

They remained in Washington County, Arkansas until after the birth of their daughter, Fannie in 1893. Between 1893 and 1898, they had relocated to Indian Territory which would later become Oklahoma.

Lou remained in Shawnee following the death of Thomas in 1927. She later married Thomas M. Dee on February 5, 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Lou passed away on July 16, 1947 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She is buried in the Tecumseh Cemetery located in Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. Find A Grave Memorial# 98964602

Research Notes

I found an individual listed in the Kansas State Census of 1885 for Franklin County as A.J. Grauel. He was born in 1862 in Indiania. Further research shows he remained in Franklin County, Kansas per the 1920 US Census showing A.J. Grauel. However, when i checked out the Find A Grave site, I found Andrew Jackson Grauel.

Could this possibly be the father of Lou's daughter Effie? When talking to my grandmother, she remembered the name Growl (sounds like, not necessarily correct spelling) and thought the first name was something like Al. I'm wondering if what she was remembering was AJ. I checked out the 1885 Census for other Grauel, Growl, Grawl etc and there was only the one listing for a Grauel familyl AJ's mother, Marthia was listed as widowed and he and his sister E.M. were listed as single.

This is the first possibility I have ever found for Lou's first marriage and Effie's father.

Sources

• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Powel, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_; Page:7 ; Image: .
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Cove Creek, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 58; Family History Film: 1254058; Page: 647B; Enumeration District: 212; Image: 0799
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Earlboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: T623_1342; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 197.
• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: South Choctaw, Lincoln, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District:109 ; Image: .
• 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Shawnee Ward 4, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1485; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 233; Image: 773
• 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3328; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 63-52
• Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 FHL Film Number 1034251 (Taylor)
• OKLAHOMA, COUNTY MARRIAGES, 1890-1995 GS Film Number 002421421 Digital Folder Number 005686029 Image Number 00147
• Death Certificate, Digital Copy, in possession of Carol McKinney Woodcox
• US, Find A Grave Index, 1600s - Current Find A Grave Memorial# 98964602
• The Jefferson N. Wilson History - Lost Links and Tangled Threads Unravelled 1981 by Ruth Holt Patten manuscript is unpublished