Can you expound on the Conkle/Wilson connection a bit more. I know of Conkle's who were prominent in GA at the time of the Civil War. Some are still in GA and some are now NC. Mark Wilson Charlotte, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, December 16, 2004 11:08 am Subject: [WILSON-L] Re: Wilson /Conkle > > I think there are cases where indians or other darker skinned > individuals have been entered in the census as colored. > > If you're looking for the parents of you James H. Wilson (and his > wife), you should be able to find him in the 1880 census. There > is a transcription online at www.familysearch.org. You can limit > the search there in different ways. > > Sue > > -- "Kaye" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have been trying to research a Wilson family for some time and > have hit a > hugh brick wall. When I saw your post, it got me to thinking that > maybe the > Wilson's I am looking for are connected to the Indians, and that > is why I > haven't been able to find them. I was also told that if a person > was indian, > then they were listed as "black" or "colored" in the US Census > records, do > you know if that is true? > > The Wilson's I am looking for are James H. Wilson born about 1873 > and > married Lafolia Conkle born about 1875. They had a daughter Lula > Avery > Wilson born 1903 and married Jasper A. Wilson born about 1880 > (yes, her > maiden name was also Wilson). As far as I can find, going by the > census > records, they were all born in Georgia. > > Do you by chance have any of the above in your list of Wilson? > I'll gladly > share what I have if there is a connection. Any help will be > gladly > appreciated. > > Thanks > Kaye > [email protected] > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > No political statements to this list. > No religious statements. > You will be banned from list. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn > more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >