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    1. [WILSON-L] Wilson's MO>KS
    2. Can anyone relate to this James Wilson or any of the Wilson Children? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kay Claxton Wilson Descendants of Mary Ann Metcalf Generation No. 1 1. Mary Ann1 Metcalf was born Abt. 1838 in MO, and died July 15, 1897 in Dallas County, MO. She married (1) James R Wilson June 12, 1854 in Kansas. He died 1862 in Vernon County, MO. She married (2) Hosea Coleman March 28, 1867 in Newton County, MO. He was born Abt. 1818 in GA, and died August 14, 1886 in Laclede County, MO. Notes for Mary Ann Metcalf: Mary Ann Wilson married Hosey/Hosea Coleman, March 28, 1867 in Newton County, MO. The next place we find her is in the 1870 Dallas County, MO census with Mr. Coleman and the five Wilson children. More About Mary Ann Metcalf: Burial: Coleman Farm, Laclede County, MO Census: 1870, Dallas County, MO Notes for James R Wilson: Per the an affidavit filed in the State of Missouri, County of Laclede, Mary Ann Metcalf Wilson Coleman states that she is unable to furnish any evidence showing the death of James Wilson for the reason, he was privately killed away from home and his body was concealed. He was never buried that she had any account of and she has no knowledge of the parties who killed him or the whereabouts of any person who has any personal knowledge of his death, but she was informed that he was killed in Vernon County, MO., in the year 1862 by public enemies, which hid his body away where it was not found. Notes for Hosea Coleman: Record of the Pension Office shows: Hosey Coleman was in Captain Grants Co., Nelson's Reg. during 1836-37 Florida War. He mustered in November 20, 1836 at Kelly's Store, Forsyth, GA. and marched out with company on September 23, 1837 at Hall County, GA. More About Hosea Coleman: Burial: Coleman Farm Cemetery, Laclede County, MO Military service: January 21, 1862, 6th Regiment Ks Vol. Cav. Co. H Children of Mary Metcalf and James Wilson are: 2 i. Sephrana2 Wilson, born 1855. 3 ii. Elizabeth Wilson, born 1856. + 4 iii. Maledis F. Wilson, born October 15, 1861 in Vernon County, MO; died February 14, 1893 in Laclede County, MO. 5 iv. Crusus A 'Tony' Wilson, born 1864. He married Manerva J Townsend August 27, 1904 in Laclede County, MO; born 1862. + 6 v. Mary Octavia Wilson, born March 13, 1866 in MO; died July 27, 1950 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS. Children of Mary Metcalf and Hosea Coleman are: 7 i. Arta Mosa "America"2 Coleman, born September 02, 1868. She married Joseph Henson November 25, 1890 in Laclede County, MO. + 8 ii. Ella Fare Coleman, born January 17, 1872; died April 25, 1894 in Dallas County, MO. 9 iii. Hosea M Coleman, Jr, born February 22, 1875; died October 29, 1924.

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