There were several Wilson family's living in Caldwell County, MO around that time, could you person be from that line and moved to Holt County? My connection is from Shelby and Mary Ford Wilson of Caldwell county so look there for a ty also. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "R Wilson" <genealogy@Jerkwater.net> To: <MOHOLT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 8:20 PM Subject: [MOHOLT] William and Polly Wilson >I am looking for anyone who might have information about the family of >William and > Polly Wilson who moved to Holt County from Franklin Co, MO between the > 1850 and > 1860 censuses. > > William Wilson Jan 1798-24 Mar 1864 > Mary Ann (Polly) Dec 1798-10 Nov 1880 > 1. James Wilson 1829 > 2. Robert Wilson 1831 > 3. Humble Wilson 1833 > 4. Nancy Wilson 1835 > 5. Andrew Wilson 1838 > 6. Henry Wilson 1840 > 7. William A. Wilson 1842 > > All of these children were living with them in 1850, but there could have > been older > children who had already left home. > > William and Polly are both listed in "Gone Home" as buried in Caton > Cemetery in > Benton Township. > > Polly's surname might be Varner. > > James is a strong candidate for being my gg-grandfather, James Lee Wilson, > who was > born 1830 and married Barilla Proctor in Holt Co in 1855. They immediately > began > homesteading across the River in Brown Co, KS. > > Humble is a probable ancestral surname. > > William Jr. was still with them in 1860, but I don't know what became of > any of the others > unless James is my ancestor. > > This family may be related to the Fitzwater family since they relocated > together and I > have also found a Humble Fitzwater. > > > ==== MOHOLT Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Holt Co., MO Mailing List, send only > the word > UNSUSCRIBE to MOHOLT-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest > List > to MOHOLT-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >