Individual Details

John Wilson

(13 Jul 1824 - Dec 1896)



Note on Ancestry family tree:
John Wilson was one of 3 Wilson Brothers, Sons of Davis Wilson who moved from Owsley Co Ky to Elliott Co in 1869.
Precinct 1, Elliot Co Ky on Fraley Ridge
John Wilson and Alfred Wilson's Farms in Precinct 1, Devils Fork, Elliot Co Ky. Farm went to Alfred Wilson, then to Lydia Wilson Weddington, and currently lived in by Curtis Weddington who is John's GR Grandson. There is a graveyard on site and at least Pless's brother Alfred is buried there. John and Levisa lived their lives out with Alfred and are probably buried there also.

1850 Census. Owsley, KY, Hh 129
John Wilson, 26, Farmer
Vicey, 30
Alford, 3
Edmund, 1
Hh 130
Alford Wilson, 21
Libby, 23
Mary Ann, age 1
Hh 131 - Davis Wilson - their father

1860 Census. Owsley Co, KY, Hh 338
John Wilson, 36
Levisa, 39
Alfred, 13. Edmund, 10. Sarah J., 8. Daniel, 6. Pleasant, 4. Andrew, 2.

1870 Census. Prec 1, Elliott Co, KY, Hh 215
John Wilson, 46
Lucy, 48
Edmund, 21
Sarah, 19
Daniel, 16
Pleasant, 14
Andrew, 12
Green B., age 9

1880 Census. Devils' Fork, Elliott Co, KY, Hh 63
Allen Wilson, 33, Farmer (Alfred?)
John, 54, father
Levisa, 59, mother
Hh 64
Pleasant Wilson, 24. Charlotte, 20. Levisa E., 7 months, b. Oct 1879

Civil War Draft, Owsley Co, KY
John Wilson. Age on 1 Jul 1863, 39.

Gravestone, Fraley's Ridge, Wilson Cemetery, Elliot Co - original is broken and unreadable. A new one has been set with the dates b. Jul 1824, d. Dec 1896.

Events

Birth13 Jul 1824Clay County, Kentucky
Marriage1846Levisa Vaughn Pruit
DeathDec 1896Elliott County, Kentucky

Families

SpouseLevisa Vaughn Pruit (1821 - 1907)
ChildGreen Berry Wilson (1860 - 1943)
FatherDavis Wilson (1802 - 1870)
MotherRebecca Moore (1802 - 1880)
SiblingAlford Wilson (1825 - 1912)
SiblingWilliam Wilson (1831 - )
SiblingPleasant Wilson (1834 - )
SiblingSarah Ann Wilson (1837 - 1913)
SiblingMary Ann Wilson (1841 - )
SiblingDavis Wilson (1846 - )