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Joseph M. WILSON, Jr.

Joseph M. WILSON, Jr.

Male 1822 - 1908  (~ 85 years)

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  • Name Joseph M. WILSON 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born May 1822  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1850, 1860  [3, 4] 
    farmer 
    Census 1870  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [5] 
    machine shop worker 
    Occupation 1900  [1] 
    mail carrier 
    Died 1908  [2] 
    Buried EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Ritchie County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 3 1850:
      Joseph M. Wilson, 28, farmer; Rebecca A, 25; Louisa, 5; Winfield, 3; Burlingham W, 7 months.

      1860 Census, Ritchie County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 16 1860:
      Jos. Wilson Jn, 35, farmer; Louisa, 13; Winfield W, 11; Burlingham W, 9.

      1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay Twp, Harrisville Post Office), enumerated on Jul 26 1870:
      Jos. M. Wilson, 52, works in machine shop; Rebecca A. Wilson, 45; Sarah Gallien, 27, domestic servant; Susan Gallien, 20, domestic servant.

      1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jul 2 1900:
      Joseph M. Wilson, 78, b. May 1822, mail carrier, married 30 yrs; wife Susan, 45, b. May 1855, married 30 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Jefferson, 29, b. Mar 1871, car inspector, single; dau Mary, 27, b. Mar 1873, single.
    Person ID I98990  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 May 2015 

    Father Joseph M. WILSON,   b. 1790, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1861  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth GRAY,   b. 1791, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1880  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F24461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca Ann WEAVER,   b. CA 1825,   d. 1870  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1844  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Louisa WILSON,   b. CA 1847
     2. Winfield W. WILSON,   b. CA 1849,   d. 31 Jul 1864, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 15 years)
    +3. Burlingham Wirt WILSON,   b. 22 Oct 1849,   d. 23 Jan 1925, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F24477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susan GALLIEN,   b. May 1855,   d. 1911  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1870  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Jefferson WILSON,   b. Mar 1871
     2. Mary R. WILSON,   b. 22 Mar 1873, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1943  (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F24586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2140] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2066] 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    4. [S2068] 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    5. [S2203] 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay Twp).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S2626] Virginia Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, MR p. 49 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10743740&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as J. M. Wilson, widowed, 37 (sic), b. Va., res. Wood Co, son of J. & L. (sic), occupation farmer; and Susan Gallien, single, 23, b. Va., res. Wood Co, dau of Samuel & (illegible). Married Aug 30 1870 Wood County.