Paula, You say he is on the 1850 census. Did you look in the 1860 census and beyond? Just a thought. Mary Anne Humphrey Eskew On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 12:18 PM, <jray38@neo.rr.com> wrote: > I would assume any name beginning with a J or G that could be a potential > possible Jerry should be looked at. Remember, John F. Kennedy was called > JACK so nick names are just that, and I would assume Jerry on a census > could very well be his given name. But you never know. Just keep your > eyes and mind wide open for any possibilities. > > Janean > > > -----Original Message----- > From: WILSON [mailto:wilson-bounces+jray38=neo.rr.com@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Tom Dunklin > Sent: Friday, December 1, 2017 1:01 PM > To: Wilson@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WILSON] NICKNAMES IN THE SOUTH FROM EARLY TO MID 1850’s > > > A Jerry M Wilson is shown living in William Wilson’s household on the 1850 > West Amunchee, Walker Co, GA census along with other siblings. Shows him > born ca 1845 GA. Some older siblings shown born 1829 thru 1841 in South > Carolina; unknown SC County. > > My question is.....if Jerry is a nickname, what legal name could “Jerry” > represent? Maybe, Jerral , Jerome , Jerrard, etc? > > His father was William, born ca 1801 SC; unknown County. Firstborn child > was Benjamin W E Wilson, born 1829 SC. Sarah is shown as William’s wife but > it is thought she might be a 2nd wife, born ca 1815 SC. > > My direct connection is to William and Sarah’s last child, Abraham > (Martin?) Wilson, born ca 1851-1852 GA. The name Martin has been used for > others in my family line. I have the forward timeline for Abraham/Abram > Wilson starting in 1870 where he living in Morgan Co Alabama but I have > nothing on this Wilson family before 1850. > > All opinions welcome. > > Paula > > > Sent from my iPad > > PAULA DUNKLIN > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WILSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WILSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message