Karen Moore Kerr, As your GGG Grandfather Ludson WILSON was likely of the era of early 1800s, could it be that "old handwriting" on Censuses has caused a mis-interpretation of the "L"? May I make a suggestion?Unless you have infro which locks the spelling as an "L", perhaps you should look for Hudson WILSON? Quoting your email: [I have never seen even a trace of my ggg grandfather, Ludson Wilson.] A WILSON cousin, Jim