Robert Wilson and Nancy (Bowen) Wilson and their son Willard Wilson are buried in the Eastwood IOOF Cemetery in Medford. I will be happy to look in census transcriptions and other local resources to see if there is more available about them. Anne Billeter billeter@entwood.com At 09:11 PM 11/30/01 +0000, you wrote: >I am trying to trace one of ancestors Robert WILSON and his family, who >moved to Medford, Oregon in the 1880s after first living at Macomb, >Illinois. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find about anything >about this period of Robert Wilson's life or the further progress of his >family. > >I wonder if anyone could offer any help, perhaps from census look-ups or >any other source? > >I have the following data about Robert Wilson: > >Robert Wilson was born in 10th June 1850, in Ossett, Yorkshire England. >Robert was the third son of Mark Wilson and Elizabeth (Naylor) Wilson >who moved with their family to the USA in 1856 and eventually settled in >Emmet Twp, McDonough County, Illinois. > >Robert Wilson married Nancy D. Bowen (born 28th May 1856 in Illinois) on >the 20th March 1878. His occupation is listed in the 1880 census as a >farmer at Emmet Township, Illinois. > >Sometime between October 1881 and January 1884, Robert Wilson left >Illinois and moved his family west to Medford, Oregon. > >Robert and Nancy Wilson had seven children: > >Maud E. Wilson born 28th February 1879 at Macomb, Illinois. She married >John Day on 16 Aug 1905 and died 28th November 1939 aged 50. She is >buried in Portland, Oregon. They had two boys. > >Grace I. Wilson born 13th March 1880 at Macomb, Illinois married Charles >Schleichert. > >Willard Wilson born 12th October 1881 at Macomb, Illinois - buried in >Medford, Oregon. > >Anna Wilson born 8th January 1884 at Medford, Oregon married George >Eads. > >Jessie B. Wilson born 8th July 1886 at Medford, Oregon married Cabell >Breckenridge Garnett born 24th July 1868 in Locust Dale, Madison County, >Virginia. Jessie Wilson died 6th February 1964 aged 75 in Los Angeles >County, California. Her husband Cabell, who died February 17th 1951 aged >82, also in Los Angeles County, California, predeceased her. > >Nancy B. Wilson born 30th May 1888 at Medford, Oregon married Fred Day. >Nancy Wilson died on May 28th 1958 aged 69 years in Los Angeles County, >California. > >Frank Wilson born 10th March 1890 at Medford, Oregon. > >Robert Wilson died 10th April 1919 in Medford, Oregon and Nancy (Bowen) >Wilson died 9th May 1935 in Medford, Oregon. > >Any help would be gratefully received. > >Thanks in advance. > >Steve Wilson >Wetherby, West Yorkshire >England > > >==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST >To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L >web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >