This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lAB.2ACE/2935.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Is the John you are referring to, John S. Wilson? I don't think anyone has found his father either. But Elijah is probably John S." son or brother based on the 1840 census. Cuz Mary in Georgia [email protected]