On this 55th anniversary of D-DAY, it is close to the 200th anniversary of General George S. PATTON's maternal greatgrandparents who lived in TN. PATTON's roots through this WILSON line from TN have created fact and fiction in the history books and family legends. PLEASE HELP FIND THE CORRECT CONNECTION. Proved: Gen PATTON'S mother Ruth WILSON b. 28 Apr. 1861 San Gabriel, CA, d. 1928, San Gabriel Ruth WILSON'S father BENJAMIN DAVIS(D) WILSON b. 1 Dec 1811 Nashville According to his own autobiography sketch (Benjamin WILSON was a trapper/mountain man travelling the Sante Fe Trail in 1833, joining James Kirker that fall and trapping as his own guid later. Left for CA with the Workman/Rowland party in 1841. Benjamin was the first mayor of Los Angeles, CA) d. 11 Mar 1878 San Gabriel, CA buried Church of Our Saviour, San Merino, CA Benjamin D WILSON's father: JOHN WILSON b.1772 "at a fort near Nashville in What is now Wilson Co" (according to Benjamin D WILSON'S autobiography) d. 1819-1820 when Benjamin WILSON "was 8 yr old." Benjamin WILSON's mother RUTH (unknown) was in Perry Co census 1830 living 1 house from Wylie R WILSON Benjamin WILSON's brother WILEY (WYLIE) RICHEY WILSON b 12Aug 1800 m.Elizabeth CURRY 15Dec1825 at Hickman TN (prob Hickman Co) dau of John and Elizabeth CURRY. d. 12Nov 1878, burried Savannah Cemetery, Rosemead, CA. (very near San Gabriel/Pasadena) Wiley Richey WILSON's children: JOHN W b.15 Dec 1827, TN m. Va. Green BUTLER of Va MARSHALL GREEN b 3Mar 1830, TN m Mary Ann WILSON b. 12 Jan 1835 on 1Jan 1957 ANNIS b. 24 Jul 1832 TN, m. John B WILSON on 14 Aug 1855 both buried Savannah Cemetery, Rosemead, CA DAVID CURRY b. 3Mar 1834 TN m. Mary who was born MS SARAH ANN b. 6Mar 1836 MS m George GOODWIN 25Nov 1855 Sarah Ann d. 19 Jan 1875 buried Savannah Cemetery, CA RUTH C b. 5 Sept 1838 MS MARTHA ELIZABETH b.22 Sept 1840 MS MARY JANE b 18 Feb 1843 MS NANCY ADALINE b. 8Mar 1840 MS m. John D MOORE 7 Nov 1866 She d. 12 Jan 1868 ESPY ARENIAH b. 25 Apr 1852 MS FACT Benjamin WILSON sent his dau. by 1st marriage to SOULE Female College in Murphreesboro, RUTHERFORD Co. She stayed a few months in 1856. PERRY Co Census 1830 - Wiley WILSON and Ruth WILSON lived 1 house appart. HARDIN Co Court Min 1820-1860 Pg 153 7July 1823 JOHN WILSON - WILLIE B WILSON appointed guardian of GREEN WILSON, BENJAMIN WILSON, MADISON WILSON, COLUMBIA WILSON infant heirs of JOHN 6 Oct 1823 JOHN WILSON - WILLIE B WILSON Guardian for the minor heirs of JOHN WILSON, certifies that he had received $140 for the children from JAMES DAVIS AND JAMES WILSON LAFAYETTE Co, Mississippi 1840,1850,1870 Census Wiley R WILSON. WILEY WILSON was a mail carrier between Oxford, MS and Memphis He moved to California in 1871 to be near his brother. 5 of his daughters moved there with him. Widows PENSION application by (Elizabeth WILSON) appraisal states: Soldier (Wiley WILSON) in Thomas Porter's Co of Mounted Tenn Volunteers He acted as Trumpeter, was in Battle of N. Orleans. May 31, 1851 audit reports service of Willie Wilson musician ...from sept 28, 1814 to 27 Apr, 1815. Feb/Mar 1872 audit gives the name as William Wilson....Soldier alleges he married Margaret Curry- residence same County as Soldiers." LEGEND Children of JOHN AND RUTH WILSON: Annie, Columbia, Duff, Green, Wiley, Benjamin JOHN WILSON worked with Gen John Coffey before 1804 when Coffee went to work for Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage. Benjamin is related to DAVID WILSON for whom Wilson Co, TN, is named. Papers given to Linda Gayle Wilson Heukendorf of Oklahoma by Samuel A WILSON who died in Nashville in 1994 seem to connect JOHN WILSON to her WILSON line. Sam WILSON gave his home and a large estate to Belmont University in Nashville. Sam received the information from martrha Easley Frith Craig(Mrs. Robert Percy Craig) in 1925. It was her family's history. Inside the notebook was a piece of paper with the following names and dates. It was inscribed at the bottom "Written by JOHN WILSON our great grandfather." WILLIAM ADAM WILSON b. ? d. April 19, 1821 his wife ANNES McKENNEY (McKinney) b.?? d. June 10, 1818 their children: JANE WILSON b. Oct. 12, 1770 - (Jared Curl's 2nd wife?) JOHN WILSON b Nov 15, 1772 WILLIAM WILSON b Jan 5, 1775 (m Polly) JOSEPH WILSON b Jun 16, 1777 (m James DAVIS) ELEANOR WILSON b Mar 16, 1779 JAMES WILSON b Dec 20, 1781 MARGARET WILSON b Mar 7. 1784 BENJAMIN WILSON b Apr 8, 1786 (m Polly Ann JOSLIN) ADAM WILSON b Mar 24, 1788 (m Anna Easley) MARY RUBY WILSON b Mar 16 1791(m robert G Bowen) Allied families connected to the above siblings of JOHN WILSON : Jones, Easley, Huddleston, Suspected Allied families and places: McKINNEY, DUFFELL, Maj DAVID WILSON, Wilson Co, TN, Yazoo City, MS, White's Creek TN, Steele Creek NC. Thanks you for reading this long list. Any and all leads will be greatly appreciated. Jody