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James P. WILSON

James P. WILSON

Male 1843 - 1904  (~ 61 years)

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  • Name James P. WILSON 
    Born CA 1843  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Age 21 in 1864 marriage record puts birth in about 1843, corresponding to age 20 at time of military discharge earlier that year. But age 48 in 1887 marriage record puts birth in about 1839, while the 1900 Census states July 1834, age 65.
      Death record of daughter gives her father's birthplace as Pennsylvania, but his own marriage record shows it as Marion County, WV. Census records also indicate West Virginia.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 13 Mar 1862 to 14 Mar 1864  [2] 
    Pvt, Co K, 10th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 
    Military ENLISTED 1864 
    Veteran Volunteer Corps, Civil War 
    Residence 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1870  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [3] 
    farmer 
    Census 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [4] 
    laborer 
    Residence 1890  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Feb 1904  [2] 
    Person ID I28977  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 May 2023 

    Father William L. WILSON,   b. 7 Jun 1818,   d. 14 Mar 1895  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Anna SHUMAN,   b. 15 Aug 1818, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1889, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F5013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah E. LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1841, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years)  [5] 
    Married 24 Apr 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Ellen WILSON,   b. CA 1867
     2. Eva Due WILSON,   b. Feb 1869,   d. 1940  (Age ~ 70 years)
     3. Lenora Virginia WILSON,   b. 12 Sep 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1940, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     4. Melissa L. WILSON,   b. CA 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 17 years)
     5. C. B. WILSON,   b. CA 1876
     6. John J. WILSON,   b. CA 1879
     7. Joseph WILSON,   b. CA 1885
    Family ID F14264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Frances SANDY,   b. Aug 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 8 Dec 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Lorinda WILSON,   b. Jun 1894
    Family ID F46994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

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

    4. [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as James P. Wilson, 21, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William L. & Anna; and Sarah Lipscomb, 21, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of John & Theresa. Married Apr 24 1864.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.