Posted on: Morgan Co. IL Query Page Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Morgan?read=152 Surname: Wilson, Emory ------------------------- My great great grandfather was a James Wilson. I know that he lived in Morgan county,IL and died there about 1860. My James Wilson married Mary Emory but could he have remarried a woman named Bridget? The James Wilson I found in the 1850 census and land sale records is probally him. I know that most of his children lived around Arcadia. This is what I have:Descendants of James Wilson Generation No. 1 1. JAMES2 WILSON (THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1780 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and died Abt. 1860 in Illinois. He married MARY EMORY. Notes for JAMES WILSON: ----------------------------------------- Possible leads to James Wilson: HONOR ROLL, Morgan Co IL, 1956 publication of the Illinois Veterans Commission, and available cemetery readings. Listed as Veteran of the War of 1812: Name of Veteran Death Date Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON, James (Illinois) 24 Aug 1858 Arcadia ------------------------------------------- ARCADIA CEMETERY Arcadia, Illinois NE1/4-NW1/4, Section 17, T16N-R10W-3PM: listed as buried: WILSON, James - 22 Oct 1772 - 24 Aug 1858 - age 85 Yr 10 Mo 1 Da - Veteran Bridget - Died 8 May 1851- Age 75 yr 4 Mo 7 Da - Wife of James Jacob - 1818 - 1851 - "Erected by his son Wm. C." ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Land Sales Database: WILSON JAMES FD W2NE of Section 14, 16N 10W 3rd Meridian, 80 Acres Purchased: 10/20/1826 MORGAN COUNTY COUNTY WILSON JAMES M FD NWSW of Section 1, 16N 11W 3rd Meridian, 40 Acres Purchased: 9/9/1837 MORGAN COUNTY -------------------------------------- Children of JAMES WILSON and MARY EMORY are: i. FRANCES3 WILSON, m. (1) OBADIAH DILLEP; m. (2) PETER PENCE. ii. ELIZABETH WILSON, b. Bet. 1800 - 1850; m. WILLIAM CLARK. iii. JOHN WILSON, b. Bet. 1800 - 1850. Notes for JOHN WILSON: John Wilson was a Realtor in Scioto Co., OH. The 1871 affidavit states that in 1871 John Wilsin was living in Scioto County, Ohio. 2. iv. MARY WILSON, b. Abt. 1825, Ohio. v. NANCY WILSON, b. Bet. 1800 - 1850; m. JOHN BUCHANAN. vi. SARAH JANE WILSON, b. Bet. 1800 - 1850; m. DANIEL W. COLLIES, 13 January 1852, Morgan County, Illinois. Notes for SARAH JANE WILSON: "Aunt Sarah used to tell how she loved to sit on Abe Lincoln's lap and listen to him tell stories." - Hope Wilson Clark, of Bay Center, Washington. The 1871 affidavit states that Sarah was alive that year in Minnesota. Notes for DANIEL W. COLLIES: Daniel Collis Joined up with John Brown in Osawatomie, Kansas and was with him on his famous crusades to liberate the slaves. Near the Collis home in Osawatomie a battle was fought, during which several of Brown's men were killed and many wounded including Daniel Collis, he carried a Mini ball in his back for the rest of his life. 3. vii. DANIEL PEGG WILSON, b. May 1804, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; d. 14 November 1890, Pacific County, Washington. 4. viii. DAVID BOOTH WILSON, b. 11 December 1816, Belmont County, Ohio. Generation No. 2 2. MARY3 WILSON (JAMES2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1825 in Ohio. She married THOMAS STANLEY. Notes for MARY WILSON: The 1871 affidavit states that Mary was alive in Cass County, Illinois in that year. Children of MARY WILSON and THOMAS STANLEY are: i. JOHN4 STANLEY, b. Abt. 1842, Illinois. ii. LANDON STANLEY, b. Abt. 1844, Illinois. iii. ELIZABETH STANLEY, b. Abt. 1847, Illinois. 3. DANIEL PEGG3 WILSON (JAMES2, THOMAS1) (Source: (1) Swan, James G., The Northwest Coast, (YE Galleon Press, Fairfield, Washington), Obtained from Arnold Shotwell, a resedent of Bay Center, WA., (2) "1871 affidavits of John Antil and John Wilson," Affidavits made before the Probate Court of Scioto County, Ohio, based on the two men's memories of the Wilson and Pegg families in connection with the lineal descent fro Daniel Pegg ( ) of Philidelphia.) was born May 1804 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and died 14 November 1890 in Pacific County, Washington. He married ROSANNA HOUGH MOUL 31 May 1827 in Belmont County, Ohio. Notes for DANIEL PEGG WILSON: THE DANIEL PEGG WILSON FAMILY - "The Pioneers" Daniel Pegg Wilson, the son of James Wilson and Mary Emory, was born in May of 1804 on the Wilson traditional home located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Daniel Pegg may be related to James Wilson, one of the signers of The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. James Wilson later became an associate judge of the first Supreme Court of the United States. Daniel's middle name "Pegg" originated from his ancestor, Daniel Pegg I, who was a prominent early individual in the colony of Pennsylvania even before William Penn. ---------------------- Notes for ROSANNA HOUGH MOUL: According to the 31May 1827 Belmont County, Ohio marriage records, Rosanna, at the time of her marriage to Daniel Pegg Wilson, was under the guardianship of John Ethel. A John Ethell was born 15 March 1782 in Fauquier County, Virginia, his father was Anthony Ethell and mother was Sarah. William Ethell, John Ethell's brother died in Morgan county, Illinois. (Descendants of Anthony Ethell, by Leona Ethell Kastner). Rosanna may be buried in the MORRIS CHAPEL CEMETERY aka SMITH aka MT. VERNON. NW1/4, Section 16, T16N-R11W-3PM, Concord Township of Morgan County, Illinois.. The cemetery is located 1.2 miles east of Brown's Crossroads, which is also the site of Triopia High School. The high school is located about two miles north of Concord. From Triopia High School drive east on State Aid Road 19 (also known as Road 2150N) for 1.2 miles until you arrive at the intersection with Road 1325E. The cemetery is located in the trees and brush about 100 feet north of this intersection. If the crops and brush are so tall that tombstones can't be seen, evergreen trees in the cemetery serve as sentinels marking the area. The tombstone inscription reads: "WILSON, Susannah F. - Died 24 Feb 1850-- Age 36 Yr 9 Mo 29 Da--Wife of D. Wilson" It is probable that the name "Susannah" was misinterpreted on the old tombstone and should be "Rosannah" Wilson. The Morgan County, Illinois 1850 Mortality Schedule has a Rosanna Wilson who died February 1850 of cancer.