Paula, You maybe able to start to unravelling your Wilson problem, and a place to start would be Jackson County Alabama. I say this because if you can find Church records of the Churches that were in that county you may find the listed as members of aChurch there.Mosted who joined a Church in an area where they weren't born, brought with them a letter of admission that would certify them as a baptized member of the previous Church. That may give you a lead as to start to unravel your puzzle. Should you identify the Church/village where the attended, you may have to see if they have a death notice/obituary in a local paper. Even if the death occurred somewhere else, obituaries were often published in areas they had previously lived in. Any will or probate file might be good to find, since to probate a will, if you find one, next of kin with last known addresses might start to focus on part of your search. I hope this helps Rick Porter Finger lakes house histories -- Rick Porter Finger Lakes House Histories Web site: www.fingerlakeshousehistories.com has surnames, definitions terms researched and other helpful resources

Thanks, Ron. In fact, my paternal grandfather, William Martin Wilson, was a baptist minister. So....maybe my ancestral Wilsons come from a long line of Baptists. Something to think about, I guess. Thanks again for your hints! Paula Sent from my iPad PAULA DUNKLIN > On Jul 12, 2019, at 7:45 AM, rcporter@fingerlakeshousehistories.com wrote: > > Paula, > > You maybe able to start to unravelling your Wilson problem, and a place to start would be Jackson County Alabama. I say this because if you can find Church records of the Churches that were in that county you may find the listed as members of aChurch there.Mosted who joined a Church in an area where they weren't born, brought with them a letter of admission that would certify them as a baptized member of the previous Church. That may give you a lead as to start to unravel your puzzle. Should you identify the Church/village where the attended, you may have to see if they have a death notice/obituary in a local paper. Even if the death occurred somewhere else, obituaries were often published in areas they had previously lived in. > > Any will or probate file might be good to find, since to probate a will, if you find one, next of kin with last known addresses might start to focus on part of your search. > > I hope this helps > Rick Porter > Finger lakes house histories > -- > Rick Porter > Finger Lakes House Histories > > Web site: www.fingerlakeshousehistories.com has surnames, definitions terms researched and other helpful resources > > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/wilson@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Have you tried to go on ancestry.com public member trees.  not just to put in William Wilson, but any name in your family. sometimes I have found relatives on another line that they fill in a link I need.  When the line I want doesn't come up, I go fishing.  Pat Killian PAULA  DUNKLIN > On Jul 12, 2019, at 7:45 AM, rcporter@fingerlakeshousehistories.com wrote: > > Paula, > > You maybe able to start to unravelling your Wilson problem, and a place to start would be Jackson County Alabama. I say this because if you can find Church records of the Churches that were in that county you may find the listed as members of aChurch there.Mosted who joined a Church in an area where they weren't born, brought with them a letter of admission that would certify them as a baptized member of the previous Church. That may give you a lead as to start to unravel your puzzle. Should you identify the Church/village where the attended, you may have to see if they have a death notice/obituary in a local paper. Even if the death occurred somewhere else, obituaries were often published in areas they had previously lived in. > > Any will or probate file might be good to find, since to probate a will, if you find one, next of kin with last known addresses might start to focus on part of your search. > > I hope this helps > Rick Porter > Finger lakes house histories > -- > Rick Porter > Finger Lakes House Histories > > Web site: www.fingerlakeshousehistories.com has surnames, definitions terms researched and other helpful resources > > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/wilson@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/wilson@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community