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Benjamin D Wilson (abt. 1857 - aft. 1920)

Benjamin D Wilson
Born about in Hawkins Count, Tennesseemap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 20 Dec 1882 in Hawkins County, TNmap
[children unknown]
Died after after about age 62 in Texasmap [uncertain]
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Biography

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Benjamin was born about 1857. He was the son of Sackett Wilson and Margaret Britton. He passed away after 1920.

A Benjamin D Wilson is listed as living in Forth Worth, Texas in 1941. Need more info on death date. [1] He would have been about 85 years old.

Ben married Phoebe Jones in Hawkins, Tennessee 20 Dec 1882. [2]

1860 US Census Hawkins, Tennessee[3]

Name Age
Sackett Wilson 42
Martha Wilson 40
  1. Clarchey Wilson 18
  2. Mary Wilson 17
  3. Joseph Wilson 16
  4. Priscilla Wilson 12
  5. Sockett Wilson 10
  6. William Wilson 8
  7. Sarah E Wilson 6
  8. Benj Wilson 4
  9. Martha Wilson 1
Rebecca Winnes 72

1870 US Census Hawkins, Tennessee[4]

Name Age
Sacket P Willson 52
Margaret A Willson 48
  1. Sacket Willson 19
  2. William Willson 16
  3. Sarah Willson 15
  4. Benjamin Willson 14
  5. Margaret Willson 8
  6. Rosana Willson 5
Mary Janes 26 living with family (daughter)
Rebecca Winse 84 living with family

1880 US Census Grayson, Texas[5]

Name Age
S.B. Wilson 59
M. Wilson 57
  1. S.B. Wilson 24
  2. William Wilson 21
  3. B.D. Wilson 19
  4. R.R. Wilson 16

1900 US Census Grayson, Texas[6]

Name Age
Leander Stilwell 52
Phebe E Stilwell 37
  1. Pearl Stilwell 11
  2. Mary E Stilwell 3
Ben D Wilson 43 boarder

1920 US Census Chocktaw, Oklahoma[7]

Name Age
Benjamin Wilson 62
Rosa Wilson 36

Research Notes

Need a source for his marriage to Rosa. Need a source to his death date and place.

Sources

  1. ↑ US City Directories, 1822-1995
  2. ↑ Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
  3. ↑ 1860 US Census
  4. ↑ 1870 US Census
  5. ↑ 1880 US Census
  6. ↑ 1900 US Census
  7. ↑ 1920 US Census
  • Year: 1920; Census Place: Everidge, Choctaw, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1456; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 62 Title1920 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City. Original data - United States
  • "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5HK-9BY : 6 November 2017), Benjamin Wilson and Pheba E Jones, 20 Dec 1882; citing Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 294, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,572,809.




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