~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~ Our Family Website; http://www.geocities.com/jaybessieparton maternal side;Tennessee HELTON/ HILTON/ HYLTON-COLLINS-KITT-WILLIAMS-MAYES-MITCHELL-LANIER-PLAINE-ARWINE-CLEMENS-GAR LAND-HARDWICK-WITT/ WHITT/ WHYTT/ DeWITT-LIPTROT-ROGERS-DAUX/ DAWKES-MITCHELL-BURGESS-WILSON-BERRY-LOYD-CHAMBERS-LUCK-SMITH-FROST-ANDRESEN -GARLAND-GORDON-PAINTER-ROSSER-NEAVIL-SMITH-SATTERFIELD-LAMB-and many others paternal side; Kentucky PARTON/ PARTIN-HELTON/ HYLTON/ HILTON-FOLEY-HUBBARD-LEIGH / LAY-TRIMBLE-TARTER-DORTER-BALTHSER-FLEMING-LOGAN-HAWKINS-ENGLAND-ENGLE-STRUM -BEYERLE-CAMPBELL-WOODS-MUNCY/ MUNCIE-WARREN-UTTERBACK/ OTTERBACK-COBB-FISHBACK-LOWE-MC/FARLAND-MOTT-SHERROD-SUTTON-JONES-STANFIELD/ STANFILL-THOMAS-PORTER-MAILAND-LAUDERDALE-RICHER/RECTOR-HITT/ WHITT/ WHYTT-GOLDEN-GREEN/GREENE-and many more Luke 8:10, Make your own Miracles ~~~~~~~ Agape Willow - Buddyluv Cattery Website http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/agapewillows1/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "edwilson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Wilson thought to be German "Wolfson" Or "Wulfson" > think the name originally came from denmark---wilf--meaning wolf- ( or son of a wolf )--long before heriditary surname--also wilfson-wylson-finally wilson--came to east coast of scotland in the 9 th century--shows on original shield--my ref is letter- dated may 20-1932- from leonard wilson-university of california-instructor in geneology--also goes on to state the family split into 3 branches-1 in england-other's in scotland & ireland- believe-family i'am desc from is wilson's of iverness-scottish > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 1:11 PM > Subject: [WILSON-L] Wilson thought to be German "Wolfson" Or "Wulfson" > > > > Greetings All and Happy New Year > > > > Trying to find something on my husbands family of "Wilson". We have > > had two different stories related to us by family members who do not agree on > > anything. > > Story one....Wilson is Scottish.....we are from the Gunn clan and have > > cousins who were married in the clan tradition, with full highland dress > > Story two.... Our Wilsons are of German descent. It was once written > > as Wolf-Wulf-son in the Old German way. > > > > Needless to say...I'm confused as to where to look exactly. I do > > know that my husband's maternal grandmother, Ina Magarete was of possible German > > descent...she was a Teague and the family has Moravian roots. In fact her > > first cousin was my parents' landlord in the early '60's and I went to Church > > for Love Feast with him and his family friends (he was a widower and had no > > children) That was loong before I met my husband and later learned this fact of > > relationship just before she died. So that information source is no longer > > available first hand. > > Her husband was John David Wilson. My husbands mother indicated that > > the family was of Scottish descent and mentioned the cousins' wedding etc. > > She passed in '89so we have no more information available first hand on that > > line of reasoning. > > Now it is being said that his family was known to be German with the > > name originally as "Wolfson" or "Wulfson" And from there the information > > available seems to dead end because the living relatives are just not interested. > > Sounds pretty mysterious hun? I cannot get exact marriage or bith dates out of > > anyone either! > > If anyone has a lead that they have come across in their own research > > please contact me. I would certainly appreciate it. > > > > John David Wilson mar. Ina Magarete > > Teague > > Lived in Winston-Salem, North Carolina > > Children : Richard (desc) > > Barabara > > (desc) Husband's Mother > > Don > > (desc) > > Carolyn > > (living) > > Doris > > (living) > > > > ** Ina's father was the Chief of Police in WS at the last of > > the 1800's > > His name was Milton Erastus Teague and stories have it that > > he carried > > a "flask cane" with whiskey in it.** > > > > Any tidbit is better than nothing and that is what we have on the Wilson > > family right now. In advance thank you for taking time to read my inquiry. > > > > Sincerely.....Janet T. Webb > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > > List Admin > > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List Admin > [email protected] > > ============================== > 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 >