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Josiah Davisson Wilson

Male 1796 - 1868  (71 years)


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  • Name Josiah Davisson Wilson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Born 12 Oct 1796  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  District 21, Harrison, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7
    Residence 1860  Harrison, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 13 Apr 1868  Harrison Co., West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID P539  Despard Only
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father Benjamin Wilson,   b. 30 Nov 1747, Shenandoah County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1827, Harrison, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Phoebe Davisson,   b. 1776,   d. 24 Jun 1849, Harrison, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 15 Dec 1795  Harrison County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Despard,   b. Abt 1814, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 9 Jun 1841  Harrison, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Despard Wilson,   b. Abt 1842, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Martin,   b. 1804,   d. 1831  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 17 Feb 1820  Harrison, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 10
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Wilson,   b. 30 April 1825, Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 April 1901, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Marriages Despards 1800's
    Marriages Despards 1800's

  • Sources 
    1. [S1204450750] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1202926790] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Harrison, Virginia; Roll: M653_1351; Page: 793; Image: 283; Family History Library Film: 805351.

    3. [S1202875440] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1204451198] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Harrison, Virginia; Roll: M432_950; Page: 156B; Image: 319.

    5. [S1204450747] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1202926699] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 159 : 1920.

    7. [S1247537750] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29.

    8. [S1222655561] Millennium File, Heritage Consulting, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    9. [S1222655563] Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800, Dodd, Jordan, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    10. [S1202926699] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 086.