This has the web address for accessing the different areas of study at the Morgan County site. To to the "New Biographies" letter at the bottom (second to the last letter on list) and click on the update address. The other list report did not provide this, as I thought it had. They have regular updates on this list. Love, Patricia [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > ILMORGAN-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 105 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [ILMORGAN] James Wilson Family [Clark Jay Wilson <individuallyyour] > #2 [ILMORGAN] New Biographies online ["Morris Myers" <[email protected]>] > #3 [ILMORGAN] Rosanna Wilson [Marilyn <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ILMORGAN-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ILMORGAN] James Wilson Family > Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 21:35:02 -0700 > From: Clark Jay Wilson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Posted on: Morgan Co. IL Query Page > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Morgan?read=159 > > Surname: WILSON, EMERY, PENCE, CLARK, BUCHANAN, COLLIES, STANLEY, MOUL, > ETHELL, FLETCHER, GOODPASTURE, RICHMOND > ------------------------- > > I am researching James Wilson and his family. They lived in Concord area > of Morgan County, IL from about 1836 to about 1860. > 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: James Wilson 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. > > 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. Affidavits, titled: "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 from Daniel Pegg > (I) of Philidelphia.). The 1871 affidavit states that in 1871 John Wilson > 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: > 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), 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 Wilson family may have lived in Belmont and Licking County, Ohio. The > family in 1836 migrated to Illinois taking up a farm near Springfield. > Daniel Pegg Wilson, in about 1840 moved his immediate family to near Murphysboro, > Illinois. Daniel's family moved again in about 1850, to the Concord Township > of Morgan County, Illinois. In April of 1852, Daniel Pegg Wilson led his > family by wagon train to Oregon. > 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. > > Children of DANIEL WILSON and ROSANNA MOUL are: > 5. i. MARY JANE4 WILSON, b. 20 August 1828, Ohio; d. 4 February 1884, Pacific > County, Washington. > 6. ii. GEORGE WASHINGTON MOUL WILSON, b. 17 September 1830, Ohio; d. 17 > April 1911, Pacific County, Washington. > 7. iii. WILLIAM CHARLES WILSON, b. 21 February 1833, Licking County, Ohio; > d. Aft. 1900. > > iv. JOHN EMORY WILSON, b. 20 November 1836, Illinois; d. 25 November 1843, > Morgan County, Illinois. > > Notes for JOHN EMORY WILSON: > John Emory Wilson died of either Scarlet Fever or Smallpox. He is buried > in the "Angle" Cemetery located between the towns of Concord and Arcadia, > Morgan County, Illinois. This is an abandoned rural cemetery midway between > Concord and Arcadia. It is located in the extreme northwest corner of Section > 23 in Township 16 N Range 11 W. On page 121 of "Atlas Map of Morgan County, > Illinois, 1872" the > burial site is marked by a cemetery symbol. When "Plat Book of Morgan County, > Illinois, 1894" > was published the cemetery's site was not indicated. Angel Cemetery is > slightly less than a > mile northwest of abandoned Smith Cemetery, also located in Section 23. > > 8. v. MARTHA ELIZABETH WILSON, b. 3 March 1839, Near Springfield, Illinois; > d. 9 May 1872, Pacific County, Washington. > 9. vi. SARAH FRANCES WILSON, b. 7 November 1841, Illinois; d. 22 December > 1913, Tacoma, Washington. > 10. vii. NANCY LOUIZA WILSON, b. 2 January 1844, Illinois; d. 1 April 1890, > Pacific County, Washington. > > viii. DANIEL FULLER WILSON, b. 7 May 1847, Illinois; d. 1881, Pacific County, > Washington; m. MELVINA COX, 1 December 1873. > 11. ix. ANN ELIZA CLARK WILSON, b. 13 July 1849, Illinois; d. 30 January > 1880, Pacific County, Washington. > > 4. DAVID BOOTH3 WILSON (JAMES2, THOMAS1) was born 11 December 1816 in Belmont > County, Ohio. He married SUSANNAH FLETCHER 9 September 1838 in Morgon County, > Illinois. > > Notes for DAVID BOOTH WILSON: > The affidavit written in 1871, states that he was living in Kansas in 1871. > The 1870 census shows him there also. > > Children of DAVID WILSON and SUSANNAH FLETCHER are: > > i. EDWARD H.4 WILSON, b. June 1856. > 12. ii. MINERVA WILSON. > > iii. VIOLA WILSON. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ILMORGAN] New Biographies online > Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 09:16:52 -0500 > From: "Morris Myers" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Biography indices for 1878, 1889, 1894 and 1906 have been updated. Also many > biographies from those periods are included online. Visit: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/morgan.htm > Note that the 'updated' tag will tell you the last date the pages were changed. > Simply place the mouse pointer over the "updated" and wait a second or two and > you should see the date. I will try to use this method for all changes (new and > updated) done to the Morgan County page (Sangamon too) in the future. (I learned > this 'trick' from the coordinators of the Pike County, AR site). > > to see the new information. Shirley Aleguas has transcribed these biographies > and is sharing them with all of us. Thanks Shirley! > > g.mo > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Morris Myers > Morgan County, IL CC > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ILMORGAN] Rosanna Wilson > Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 07:50:39 -0700 > From: Marilyn <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Posted on: Morgan Co. IL Query Page > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Morgan?read=160 > > Surname: Wilson, Coker, Ward, Moore, Hurst, Mainor > ------------------------- > > I have an orphan James Wilson b NC in 1795. I doubt if he is the James > you are looking for, but interestingly enough I am searching in the White > County and Morgan County, because it looks like some of his missing siblings, > or Uncles ended up there. > > Also the grandson of James married the publisher of the McLeansboro newspaper, > and later went to MT. Vernon to run the Progressive Farmer. James and his > children and grandchildren were in Gibson Co. TN., which by river is a > short distance from Shawneetown, where the Cokers lived. > > I have noticed in this area, all of the family given names being used...William, > John, Riley, Isaac, James, etc. > > Hope we can make a connection...Marilyn