Brenda, I'm looking for a Morgan Wilson coming from that general area. Morgan's descendants moved to Pittsylvania County VA. There is also a large Lewis family there. The Wilson's prospered during Reconstruction so they may have been associated with the Union in some way. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: Al and Brenda <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:21 am Subject: RE: [WILSON-L] Lewis/Upshur Co. VA./WV Wilson's > Upon looking at the early Lewis Co. census records, there are three > Samuel Wilson's there. Two are Sr. and Jr., these are not the one I'm > looking for. These two stay in Lewis County after the formation of > Upshur. I think this family married into the McAvoy's. > The Samuel I seek is the Samuel that ends up in Upshur Co after the > county split. He had son's John W. and Gideon. I think he also had > a son > James S. Wilson, from a marriage before Ann Siron, the mother of John > and Gideon. > I found Samuel and Ann Siron's marriage record in Pendleton Co. they > married Dec. 24, 1827. James S. Wilson was born about 1825, so Ann is > not his mother. > There is also another listing in Pendleton Co. for a Samuel Wilson > marrying a Jane Armstrong, Nov. 28, 1819. I think she is James S. > Wilson's mother, Samuel of Upshur Counties first wife. > Ann Siron died in 1855. On the 1870 Upshur census, Samuel (age 68)is > married again to a woman named Esther (age 46). Living with them is > Eleanor Armstrong (age 65). I think this is Esther's mother. Which > makesme think that this Samuel is the Samuel that married Jane > Armstrong in > 1819. Jane could have been Eleanor's sister, and Samuel kept in touch > with the family. Maybe the family moved with him to Lewis/Upshur. > Thereare Armstrong families living eight and five house's away > from Samuel on > the 1870 census. > James S. Wilson married Ann Ferrell in Lewis Co. 1848. They are > found on > the 1860 Upshur census. So this fits with Samuel's family. > Also, Samuel's sons John W. and Gideon volunteer for the same Union > outfit as James S. Wilson, the 133rd, Company C. Their Company is > captured at Centerville, 1863. James S. Wilson dies at Anderville > Prisonin Dec. 1863. > Also, I found Samuel's death record,(d. March 17, 1881 H/O Esther S/O > James and Elizabeth Wilson. This would be for whom James S. Wilson was > named. > I need help to find information that could prove my theory that Samuel > was married before Ann Siron and that James S. Wilson was his son. > Thank You, > Al Wilson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven J. Zuraff [[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 6:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Lewis/Upshur Co. VA./WV Wilson's > > There was a Samuel Wilson from Doe Hill, Highland Co., VA who in the > 1830's > settled near the French Creek/Frenchton area of Upshur Co. (then > Lewis > County). Offhand I don't recognize the McAvoy connection, however. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al and Brenda" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 1:12 PM > Subject: [WILSON-L] Lewis/Upshur Co. VA./WV Wilson's > > > >I need information on the family of Wilson's in Lewis Co. VA., > 1820 and > > forward. I need the family of Samuel Wilson, his parents and > siblings.> This family could be from Bath Co. VA. Both male and > female Wilson's > > married into the McAvoy family of Bath Co. and then Upshur Co. > > > > Al Wilson > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > > Wilson Resource Pages > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nadine/index.html > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > Search for wilson surname on all Rootsweb.com list. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > Be sure and check out www.rootsweb.com > Archives of this list and other list. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >