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William Wilson

Birth
Connecticut, USA
Death
unknown
Illinois, USA
Burial
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William Wilson and his family are present in the 1850 federal census for Vermilion county, Illinois.

Listed are:

William Wilson, age 44, farmer, born in Connecticut
Mary, age 33, born in Maine
William, age 16, born in Massachusetts
Rachel, age 6, born in Illinois
Christopher, age 4, born in Illinois
Alfred, age 1, born in Illinois
Albro, age 1, born in Illinois

By the 1860 federal census, William and Mary Jane Wilson are no longer listed in the census records and the three younger children are being raised by foster parents. William's death place, date and burial place are unknown.
William's second wife, Mary Jane (Macomber) Wilson, is buried in the Lebanon Cemetery in Vermilion county.

In 1860;
Albro is living with David Dickson.
Alfred is living with Johnathon Gaines.
Christopher is living with Francis Gaines.
Rachel is married to James Spragg.
William is married to Nancy Potter.

William Wilson's first wife, Rachel Littlehale, is buried in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. Complicating the family history, William's second wife, Mary Jane Macomber, was also his step-daughter (Rachel's daughter by her first husband, Joseph Macomber)
William Wilson and his family are present in the 1850 federal census for Vermilion county, Illinois.

Listed are:

William Wilson, age 44, farmer, born in Connecticut
Mary, age 33, born in Maine
William, age 16, born in Massachusetts
Rachel, age 6, born in Illinois
Christopher, age 4, born in Illinois
Alfred, age 1, born in Illinois
Albro, age 1, born in Illinois

By the 1860 federal census, William and Mary Jane Wilson are no longer listed in the census records and the three younger children are being raised by foster parents. William's death place, date and burial place are unknown.
William's second wife, Mary Jane (Macomber) Wilson, is buried in the Lebanon Cemetery in Vermilion county.

In 1860;
Albro is living with David Dickson.
Alfred is living with Johnathon Gaines.
Christopher is living with Francis Gaines.
Rachel is married to James Spragg.
William is married to Nancy Potter.

William Wilson's first wife, Rachel Littlehale, is buried in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. Complicating the family history, William's second wife, Mary Jane Macomber, was also his step-daughter (Rachel's daughter by her first husband, Joseph Macomber)


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