Am searching for information on Sampson W.Wilson born about 1813 and died about 1847. Married Eliza A Givens and had 5 sons - Gilbert, Benjamin, James, John S. P., and Josephus Shelby Wilson. I have them in Miller County in the 1840 Census, Laclede County in 1850 when Eliza has already remarried Eli Franklin Goodwin and the 5 sons are living with her. I have not yet been able to find them in the 1860 census, but I know that Joseph married Martha "Patsey" Oliver 21 June 1863 in Laclede County. They had James about 1864, Ellen about 1865-1869, and Matthew H in 1869. Patsey died about 1872, so the children were sent to live with their maternal grandparents. Joseph apparently went to Jasper County where he remarried Rebecca Cassady and had more children. Ellen Wilson was taken from the home of her Uncle William Kelly Oliver by her father's brother John and raised as one of his children. She married Charles L. Johnson b 6 May 1865 in Buffalo, Dallas County, on 27 Aug 1889 somewhere in Missouri. They had Lela, William, Albert, James and Sylvan in Miller County, so I suspect they married in Miller County. Any information on the Wilson or Johnson lines mentioned here would be very much appreciated. Charles and Ellen Wilson Johnson are my great grandparents. Thank you so much Norma McGarrey