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From: Jennifer Lugus <>
Subject: Re: [NC-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1850 / Unknown Co.? / WILSON
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:02:11 -0500
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Think I found that Alfred Wilson from Yancey in the 1850, shows father as
Thomas, no mother, and several siblings.
He was the only Alfred that showed up in Yancey in the 1850 Ancestry index.
So I don't think this one is yours after all..

Sorry, other no signs of him.


Jennifer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Lugus" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [NC-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1850 / Unknown Co.? / WILSON


> You're welcome.
> Yes, it does not even note if his father was of foreign birth, which would
> help confirm that father was born Ireland.
>
> Still looking around...you caould check the NC genweb site, they may have
> a link to Yancey..
>
> Jennifer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandra W" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [NC-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1850 / Unknown Co.? / WILSON
>
>
>> Jennifer,
>>
>> Thank you so much. As an outside possibility I am going to check on
>> this. I know it's a common name, but I have another ancestor who was
>> married, left for war and never returned. He relocated and remarried
>> without a record of a divorce. It's too bad this census doesn't show
>> where his parents born. I wonder if Yancey has an historical society?
>>
>> I want to thank everybody on this list for the help. I can tell by
>> following this list that you have been able to help a lot of people! If
>> any more ideas come to mind please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Sandra
>> Jennifer Lugus <> wrote:
>> Hello Sandra,
>>
>> Found this one, but already married...
>>
>> WILSON, ALFRED (1860 U.S. Census)
>> NORTH CAROLINA , YANCEY, DAY BOOK P O
>> Age: 21, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: NC
>> Series: M653 Roll: 919 Page: 407
>>
>> All born NC, Alfred and Stacey c/n read/write.
>>
>> Alfred Wilson 21, Farmer, $50.00
>> Stacey 23
>> William B. 1
>>
>>
>>
>> Jennifer
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:
>> To:
>> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 9:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NC-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1850 / Unknown Co.? / WILSON
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Sandra,
>>>
>>> I've tried every which way to search that I can think of for Alfred and
>>> his
>>> parents, but am just not having any luck finding him in NC in 1850 or
>>> 1860.
>>>
>>> I'm sorry,
>>> Lou
>>>
>>> ------------------original message------------------
>>> In a message dated 2/5/2006 4:16:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>> writes:
>>>
>>> Lou,
>>> I really appreciate any help you can give me on this. This is my brick
>>> wall
>>> with the Wilson family. Another pair of eyes is most welcome. One of my
>>> cousins has a copy of Alfred Wilson's death certificate. That is where
>>> we got
>>> John Wilson born in Ireland and wife was Mary Spoon. On one census Mary
>>> Spoon
>>> is listed as CT as her birthplace and on another it shows NC as her
>>> birthplace. That and the fact that Alfred Wilson was born to them in or
>>> near
>>> Greensboro, Guilford Co. NC on 10/5/1839 is the only info I have on
>>> them.
>>> I don't
>>> know if they stayed in the same area in North Carolina. I know that
>>> Alfred R.
>>> Wilson enlisted in the Civil War in Greensboro. After Alfred was taken
>>> as
>>> a
>>> confederate prisoner and sent to the union prison camp at Elmira New
>>> York,
>>> I
>>> don't believe he ever went back to live in NC. He married Catherine
>>> Medora
>>> Weiskopff and settled in Liberty, PA. I am wondering if in 1850 he lived
>>> with other relatives? I am listing the census I have found in PA. !
>>> The dates
>>> and ages don't all mesh but the locations and family names do.
>>>
>>> 1870 census Columbia, Bradford, PA: Alfred Wilson, aged 28, farm
>>> laborer,
>>> bp
>>> NC; Medora aged 20, bp PA; John aged 2 months, bp PA.
>>> 1880 census Canton, Bradford, PA: Alfred R. Wilson, aged 35, farmer, bp
>>> NC,
>>> father Ireland, mother NC
>>> 1900 census A H Wilson head of house age 60, born NC, his father born
>>> Ireland, his mother born NC His occupation is listed as Stage Coach
>>> Driver
>>> 1910 census A. R. Wilson head of house age 70 father born in Ireland,
>>> mother
>>> born in Connecticut
>>>
>>> I would appreciate any help that you can give me.
>>> Thank you,
>>> Sandra
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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