Now I know why the pictures of my family's headstones always looked like it had been raining>>>>>>>> Ha Ha, duh! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Foster" <cindyfoster@nc.rr.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 2:20 PM Subject: RE: [WILSON-L] Tombstones > Another way, one that is less controversial, is to spray the stone with > water and wait until it starts to dry. The surface will dry quicker > than the engraving. This is particularly helpful if you want a photo of > the stone itself looking 'natural' > > Many feel that applying anything with a chemical in it may harm the > natural finish of the stone. I don't know for certain if this is the > case with shaving crème, but one must be careful with granite > countertops, as anything with an oil in it does remove the shiny finish > and it must be repolished. Many shaving crèmes contain moisturizers, > which may contain some oils. > > Cindy > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com >

Teresa, Are you aware of any other family members for Nancy WILSON? My ggggrandfather was born in Indiana, but I've never been able to find out who they are. Their son, Andrew Jackson Wilson, was born in Illinois in 1847. Any information will be helpful. Who knows maybe there is a connection. Jeannine from Indy At 03:26 PM 5/3/03 -0400, you wrote: >I am looking for information about Nancy WILSON >she as born in 1837 - in Indiana. Married John COMER >September 1857. They may have lived >most of their lives around Grant County, Indiana. >She died around 1925 in Indiana. > >Thank you, >TeresaFam@aol.com > > >==== WILSON Mailing List ==== >Search for wilson surname on all Rootsweb.com list. >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/

This is my other Wilson line-the Morgan Co., Ohio Wilsons. Story has it that Caleb and his brother Aaron travelled from Brooke Co. (W)VA as children with a (half?) brother named Alexander. I've included both brothers on this post. Hope we can find a connection. 2 Caleb Wilson b. 26 Nov 1811 Brooke, West Virginia d. 27 Dec 1899 m. Catherine Murray m. 5 Apr 1860 Mary Burns b. 12 Jun 1839 Ohio d. 3 May 1923 Ohio 3 Samuel A. Wilson b. 25 Nov 1835 d. 10 Nov 1861 m. 16 May 1859 Senora Severns 3 Benjamin Wilson b. 23 Dec 1837 m. 23 Sep 1870 Ruth Wilson 3 Aaron Wilson b. 25 Dec 1837 m. 22 Feb 1859 Morgan Co, OH Samantha Hughes 3 Caleb Wilson b. 22 Dec 1841 Morgan Co. OH d. 7 Aug 1907 Morgan Co. OH m. 16 Aug 1860 Margatet McIntire 3 James C. Wilson b. 12 Mar 1843 m. 2 Apr 1868 Mary E. Hughes 3 Mary E. Wilson b. 12 Jan 1848 m. 16 May 1867 David Winfield 3 William Wilson b. 26 Dec 1845 m. 3 Sep 1871 Margaret Brooks b. 1851 3 John D. Wilson b. 19 Jan 1850 m. 4 Nov 1869 Clara Sargen 3 Perley B. Wilson b. 18 Jan 1852 OH d. 22 May 1893 m. 6 Aug 1879 Emma Deavers 3 Catherine Wilson b. 26 Mar 1856 m. 8 Jun 1873 George Pickerel, Jr 3 Anna M. Wilson b. 23 Dec 1860 Missouri d. 1922 m. 27 Mar 1880 Morgan Co, OH George A. Brooks b. 1861 OH Unknown m. 1890 Frank Pennell 4 Charles H. Wilson b. 28-Dec-1879 Ohio d. 19 Sep 1971 Morgan Co. m. 1902 Alice M. Kinsey b. 1883 d. 1977 4 Zella B. Wilson b. ?? Aug 1895 Morgan County m. Unknown Burton 3 George Brenton Wilson b. 08-July-1863 McConnelsville, Ohio d. 19-May-1957 Johnstown, Licking Cty, Ohio m. 19 Feb 1890 Maggie L. Wilson b. 24-Dec-1870 Licking Cty, Ohio d. 9-Jan-1960 Columbus, Ohio 4 Alva Brenton Wilson b. 25-Mar-1891 Ohio d. 19-Jul-1971 Alexandria, Ohio Licking County m. 1914 Juanita Grace Timmons b. 27-Dec-1890 New Holland, Pickaway Cty, Ohio d. 15-Feb-1978 Columbus, Ohio 3 Henry Idon Wilson b. 1873 Ohio m. 28 Dec 1898 Morgan Co., OH Lucy Dutcher 4 Stella Wilson 4 Irene Wilson 4 Josephine Wilson 4 Robert Wilson 4 Harold Wilson 2 Aaron Wilson b. 1816 Brooke Co., WV d. 12 Nov 1903 Muskingum Co., OH m. Margaret Wilson b. 1814 3 Actious Wilson m. 5 Mar 1861 Morgan Co., OH Arneth Northrop 3 Mary Wilson 3 Ruth Wilson 3 Elizabeth Wilson 3 George A. Wilson 3 Milton Wilson 3 Caleb Wilson 3 Sarah Wilson 3 Isaiah Wilson Sandy Wilson Barton Wilson-Boyer-Fink-Timmons-Jemison Barton-Camink(Kemink)-Forshey-Athey

It's been a couple of years since I've worked the Wilson lines. This is my Muskingum Co. line. 1. Jesse Wilson b. 1813, OH m. 4 Jul 1839, in Muskingum Co., OH, Nancy Fink, b. 1820, PA (dau. of Jacob Fink and Christiana Unknown) d. 1866, Muskingum Co., OH. Jesse d. 1870, Mason Co., IL. Child from a previous marriage: Howard Wilson b. 1838, Muskingum Co., OH d. 1864 in Civil War Children of Jesse and Nancy Soloman Wilson b. 1841, Muskingum Co., OH 2. Francis Marion Wilson b. 9 April 1842 3. Jacob Wilson b. 1845, Muskingum Co., OH Reason H. Wilson b. 1847, Muskingum Co., OH Christiana Wilson b. 1849, Muskingum Co., OH William Wilson b. 1851, Muskingum Co., OH Susan Wilson b. 1853, Muskingum co., OH Nancy Wilson b. 1855, Muskingum Co., OH Eliza Wilson b. 1859, Muskingum Co., OH d. 1862 Second Generation 2. Francis Marion Wilson b. 9 April 1842 Muskingum Co., OH, m. 1 Oct 1865, in Muskingum Co., OH, Ellen Boyer, b. 29 Nov 1845, Muskingum Co., OH, (dau of Jacob Boyer and Lucinda Day). d. 15 Mar 1903, Bentley, Sedgwick Co., KS. Francis died 7 Mar 1918, Washington, PA. ...........Alva F. Wilson b. 1869 ........4..Maggie L. Wilson b. 24 Dec 1870 ........5..Blanche L. Wilson b. 1874 3. Jacob Wilson b. 1845, Muskingum Co., OH m. 27 Sep 1867, in Muskingum Co., OH, Julia Ann Boyer (dau of Jacob Boyer and Lucinda Day) d. 24 Jan 1909, Bentley, KS ........6..William Tecumseh Wilson b. 8 Jun 1872 Third Generation 4. Maggie L. Wilson b. 24 Dec 1870, Licking Co.(?), OH m. 19 Feb 1890, George Brenton Wilson, b. 8 Jul 1863, McConnelsville, Morgan Co., OH (son of Caleb Wilson and Mary Burns), d. 19 May 1957, Licking Co., OH Maggie died 9 Jan 1960, Columbus, OH .........7..Alva Brenton Wilson b. 25 Mar 1891 5. Blanche L. Wilson b. Nov 1874, m. 1898/9, Cornelius McCarrick, B. Feb. 1868 (moved to Washington, PA) ............Francis McCarrick b. Dec. 1899 6. William Tecumseh Wilson b. 8 Jun 1872, m. Ella Beal (dau of James Beal and Clarissa Temple). William died 18 Dec 1959 ............Opal May Wilson b. 1900 d. 1990 Fourth Generation 7. Alva Brenton Wilson b. 25 Mar 1891 m. 1914, divorced 1916, Juanita Grace Wilson, b. 27 Dec 1890 (dau of Joseph Clark Timmons and Emily Wendelina Becker)d. 15 Feb 1978. Alva died 19 Jul 1971, Alexandria, OH Sandy Wilson Barton Wilson-Boyer-Fink-Timmons-Jemison Barton-Camink(Kemink)-Forshey-Athey

Hi, Before I take a photo of a tombstone I spray it with distilled water so the letters are darker. Also, for older tombstones I use a child's paintbrush to carefully clean off the moss and/or dirt from the letters. Hope this helps, Jan Jordan in Vermont

Hello: Shaving cream may damage the stone. Whip Cream is much better. You can add a frosting die to this and make it darker if you wish. Be sure and clean up your mess when done.

LWilson181@aol.com asks: "Are these "don'ts" based on real data or just passed down opinions garnered by someone else?  If they are based on real data, please provide the location so I can go there and read it for myself" A number of articles can be found on About.com about cemetery preservation. You can read those articles and assess the validity of the authors' credentials by going to: <A HREF="http://genealogy.about.com/cs/cemeterytips/">http://genealogy.about.com/cs/cemeterytips/</A> Several articles speak to the use of shaving cream and one explains thusly: ......To begin with, the exact formulas for shaving creams are corporate trade secrets however, it is common knowledge that most contain emollients to soften the skin, while at the same time protecting it. Shaving Cream also contains a chemical known as stearic acid (defined by Britannica.com as "a c olourless, waxy solid that is almost insoluble in water") which will  cause the surface of the stone to exfoliate, especially if that stone is either granite, marble or limestone. Granite is an igneous rock, and therefore highly susceptible to any type of chemical weathering. By putting shaving cream on the stone, you are doing the same thing acid rain does over a long period of time, only you are hastening the destruction. Marble and Limestone are highly reactive to acids, and will actually sublimate in the presence of hydrochloric acid. That means it will go from a solid to a vapor without a liquid stage, as it releases certain parts of its chemical structure. Further reason for not using shaving cream lies in the potential damage over a very long period of time, not just a few years. The chemicals in shaving cream will permeate into the microscopic pores of the stone and will not be readily washed out. These chemicals, which consist of soaps, mineral oil, fatty alcohols and other skin conditioners are all organic compounds which are biodegradable. Since they are biodegradable, they provide food for microscopic organisms, fungi, mosses, etc. The growth of such organisms in the pores of a stone causes expansive forces which will gradually cause microscopic particles of the stone to be flaked off. These enlarged microscopic pores can also collect moisture in wet freezing weather and the freezing action causes microscopic fractures of the stone because, as you know, water expands upon freezing. In other words, only completely chemically inert materials should ever contact a tombstone.... Gail

How about the opposite: Since you don't own the stone; can you guarantee that what you are doing will NOT harm the stone or the engraving? It's not your property to experiment with (a preposition is what you should never end a sentence with). What would you say to me, as you sprayed shaving lotion on my ancestors gravestone, when I came to see how the gravesite was being maintained? Roger

The real "skinny" on tombstones. I have read all the "dos" and "don'ts" regarding the best way to read old tombstone inscriptions. I certainly do NOT have the answer, but reading all the "don'ts" leads me to wonder about the scientific validity of some of them - like pencil rubbings, shaving cream etc. True anything CAN leave a chemical residue, including merely touching the stone with your hand. But, is there anything more harmful than the natural elements contained in the atmosphere? Are these "don'ts" based on real data or just passed down opinions garnered by someone else? If they are based on real data, please provide the location so I can go there and read it for myself.

James and Barbara, They say you should do absuelutly nothing to old tombstone because even rubbing a pincel over paper will leave some chems on it or could cause it some other damage. One can catch the Sun (light) casting a shadow over it and some time that will help or maybe use a flash light standing between the direction of the Sun to cast a shadow oner it. Hope this helps. Carlis --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

I used to do that, until I learned that the shaving cream is not good for the stones. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: <Truck1070@aol.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Tombstones > try covering with shave cream and take squgee to it , thgat will leave a very > readable marking > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com >

Hello Anne, My REAGAN is Erasmus born 1-15-1818 in Brickingham County, Virginia. . He is married to Nancy Amner Mize of Alabama. They moved to Sweetwater, Tennessee. Erasmus REAGAN was in the Civil War 1862-1863(confederate). Bible records show him as the son of Jeremiah and Rachael REAGAN. That's about as far as I can go. I tried to connect my Erasmus to a Jeremiah but that was fuzzy. Do you have an Erasmus REAGAN/RAGAN in your line from Monroe County, TN? Would love to connect, Sharon Boyer Bates Surnames: Barr; Broyles; Denton; Hogg; Isbill; Lee; Lowery; Maze; Reagan; Rogers; Wilhoit: Wilson; and Moore Surnames: Hawkins; Lusk; McCoy; and Sayne ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne Haines To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 2:24 PM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] REAGAN line Sharon, What do you know about your REAGAN line? My line has been traced back to DANIEL and ELIZABETH SCRUGGS REAGAN, probably to a DARBY REAGAN who was Daniel's father, but it gets fuzzy farther back. We think to a TIMOTHY REAGAN/RAGAN who came from Ireland late 1600s. DANIEL REAGAN b. Cleveland Co. TN 20 Oct. 1836. Just on the chance that we might connect. Anne Reagan Haines ----- Original Message ----- From: "SHARON BATES" <sharon.bates3@verizon.net> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Tombstones > Sharon Boyer Bates > > Surnames: Barr; Broyles; Denton; Hogg; Isbill; Lee; Lowery; Maze; Reagan; Rogers; Wilhoit: Wilson; and Moore > > Surnames: Hawkins; Lusk; McCoy; and Sayne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: DEEWSWAIN@aol.com > To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:53 AM > Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Tombstones > > > Has anyone tried to do rubbings from tombstones? If so, could you share any > hints as to the best process for this? > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > Search for wilson surname on all Rootsweb.com list. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe fom list. > e-mail to WILSON-L-request@rootsweb.com > unsubscribe in message. > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== List owner WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com

I am looking for information about Nancy WILSON she as born in 1837 - in Indiana. Married John COMER September 1857. They may have lived most of their lives around Grant County, Indiana. She died around 1925 in Indiana. Thank you, TeresaFam@aol.com

Sharon, What do you know about your REAGAN line? My line has been traced back to DANIEL and ELIZABETH SCRUGGS REAGAN, probably to a DARBY REAGAN who was Daniel's father, but it gets fuzzy farther back. We think to a TIMOTHY REAGAN/RAGAN who came from Ireland late 1600s. DANIEL REAGAN b. Cleveland Co. TN 20 Oct. 1836. Just on the chance that we might connect. Anne Reagan Haines ----- Original Message ----- From: "SHARON BATES" <sharon.bates3@verizon.net> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Tombstones > Sharon Boyer Bates > > Surnames: Barr; Broyles; Denton; Hogg; Isbill; Lee; Lowery; Maze; Reagan; Rogers; Wilhoit: Wilson; and Moore > > Surnames: Hawkins; Lusk; McCoy; and Sayne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: DEEWSWAIN@aol.com > To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:53 AM > Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Tombstones > > > Has anyone tried to do rubbings from tombstones? If so, could you share any > hints as to the best process for this? > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > Search for wilson surname on all Rootsweb.com list. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe fom list. > e-mail to WILSON-L-request@rootsweb.com > unsubscribe in message. > >

I am LOOKING For the JEREMIAH WILSON B 1744 in GULFORD DIED1844 he was a 100YEARS OLD. HE came TO GRAYSON 1882 HIS FAMILy lived there and some still do.HE had A GRIS MAILLon the carroll anmd grayson line. I ASO have information ON the RECTOR, AUSTON,TODD,SAFERIGHT aND oTHER ALLIED FAMILES IN GRAYSON CO VA . RICHARDSON , COCK ,JUSON,

Another way, one that is less controversial, is to spray the stone with water and wait until it starts to dry. The surface will dry quicker than the engraving. This is particularly helpful if you want a photo of the stone itself looking 'natural' Many feel that applying anything with a chemical in it may harm the natural finish of the stone. I don't know for certain if this is the case with shaving crème, but one must be careful with granite countertops, as anything with an oil in it does remove the shiny finish and it must be repolished. Many shaving crèmes contain moisturizers, which may contain some oils. Cindy

Hello, Trying to read a dark stone is hard to do. My old aunt takes a bag of flour, yes kitchen flour, and we sprinkle it on the stone and the engraving is readable. The last time she took her talcum powder and dusted them with the fuzzy thing that comes in the powder. Pictures come out well but you can tell we've put powder on some of them. A container of baby powder would work too and would be easy to carry along. Happy Searching, Sharon Boyer Bates Surnames: Barr; Broyles; Denton; Hogg; Isbill; Lee; Lowery; Maze; Reagan; Rogers; Wilhoit: Wilson; and Moore Surnames: Hawkins; Lusk; McCoy; and Sayne ----- Original Message ----- From: DEEWSWAIN@aol.com To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Tombstones Has anyone tried to do rubbings from tombstones? If so, could you share any hints as to the best process for this? ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== Search for wilson surname on all Rootsweb.com list. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/

I've seen this done before, it is way cool how it works. Most excellent idea. People like you make this list one of the best list I belong to. I belong to quite a few and very few have the offerings this list has in the way of people. Hope everyone enjoys the weekend rick ----- Original Message ----- From: <Truck1070@aol.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Tombstones > try covering with shave cream and take squgee to it , thgat will leave a very > readable marking > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > >

Linda, Hi, I did find a little bit about this line, from census records. But not too much...... First off, they lived in Park township, in Sedgwick county, Kansas. I first found Nancy in the 1900 Sedgwick county directory index. Going to the directory, Park township - she is listed by herself, as Nancy H. Wilson. So I then went to the 1900 census.... there I found: on page 7, of the Park township census, family 121: 1)Marion Edwards, age 42, white, male, farmer, b. Aug 1827. Of Indiana, father birthplace-Nebraska, mothers birthplace-Indiana. 2)Katherine D., wife, age 36, white, female, b. Oct. 1863, Of MN. fathers birthplace-Kentucky, mothers birthplace-Tennessee. 3)Alverda(sp?) B. Klugh,niece,age 9,white,female, b. Mar 1891, Of In., father birthplace-Indiana, mothers birthplace-Indiana. 4)Nancy Wilson, mother-in-law, age 67, white,female, b. Aug 1802. Of TN. Father birthplace-TN, mothers birthplace-TN. 5)William McAmy, farm-hand,age 32, White,male, b. Feb 1868, of Missouri, father and mothers birthplace-unknown. Then I went to the 1880 census: Park township, Page 8 Family 85 1)John Wilson, age 52, Farmer, born-Ky, father-Va. mother-Va. 2)Nancy, wife, age 50, born-TN, father-TN, mother-TN. 3)unreadable, daughter, age 18, b.MN, 4)Catherine, daughter, age 16, b. MN, 5)Marion Edwards, son-in-law, age 25, b.IL And in the Sedgwick County Marriages, I found: Katie D. Wilson m. Marion Edwards, on March 18, 1883. Note: On the 1880 census, I couldnt read the name of the older daughter. It looked as though the name began with an S. But couldnt make it out for sure. Hope this helps you somewhat. Sue Wilson --- Linda Hirst <srlchirst@msn.com> wrote: > Seeking information about: > > Jonathan J WILSON born 1828 KY > > died after 1880, before 1900 Sedgwick > County, KS > > married: Nancy H. MARCUM born Aug > 1832 in TN > > family lived in MN 1870 Census > > family lived in KS 1880 Census > > daughters born in MN: > > Louisa Elizabeth WILSON (gr > grandmother) 1862 > > Catherine D WILSON 1863 > > > > > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

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