Individual Details
John Henry Wilson
(18 Aug 1840 - 31 Aug 1869)
Events
| Birth | 18 Aug 1840 | Lorain County, Ohio |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 17 Sep 1850 | (Thomas Wilson and Jane) Avon, Lorain County, Ohio | |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 12 Jul 1860 | (Thomas Wilson and Jane) Silver Creek, Mills County, Iowa | | | |
| Marriage | 2 Jan 1862 | Plum Hollow, Fremont County, Iowa - Sarah Jane Holloway | | ||
| Death | 31 Aug 1869 | Iowa | |||
| Burial | Tabor Cemetery, Mills County, Iowa | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Jane Holloway (1839 - 1902) |
| Child | Henry Wilson (1863 - ) |
| Child | Edgar John Wilson (1868 - 1925) |
| Father | Thomas Wilson ( - 1868) |
| Mother | Jane (1805 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Ann Wilson (1827 - 1868) |
| Sibling | William Slater Wilson (1829 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Mary Wilson (1832 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Thomas Wilson Jr. (1834 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Wilson (1836 - 1836) |
| Sibling | Rebecca A. Wilson (1837 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Harrison E. Wilson (1843 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Eunice E. Wilson (1845 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Arthur Wilson (1849 - 1869) |
Notes
Birth
The date of birth was about 1838-1840.Son Edgar said in 1920 that his father was born in Ohio, though in 1900 and 1910 he said Iowa.
Census (family)-shared
Thomas Wilson M 45 England - FarmerJane Wilson F 45 England
Thomas Wilson M 16 Ohio
Rebecca Wilson F 12 Ohio
John H Wilson M 9 Ohio
Harison Wilson F 7 Ohio
Eunice Wilson F 4 Ohio
Arthur Wilson M 0 Ohio
William S Wilson M 20 England - Carpenter & Joiner
Ivory M 23 - Carpenter & Joiner
Ann Ivory F 22 England
Census (family)-shared
Thomas Wilson M 56 Eng - FarmerJane Wilson F 55 Eng
John H Wilson M 20 Ohio
Harrison E Wilson M 17 Ohio
Eunice J Wilson F 15 Ohio
Arthur Wilson M 10 Ohio
Silver Creek Township was organized in the early 1850s. It is the area around Malvern, Iowa. Mount Olive was a post office from 1860 to 1867 a short distance southeast of the present railroad station of Balfour.
Burial
PLOT Sec 6 Row 7Latitude: 40.9038887023926
Longitude: -95.6791687011719
His gravestone in Tabor Cemetery, Tabor, Iowa, reads "Died Aug. 31, 1869 29 yrs. 13 days" If you do the math, he would have been born about Aug. 18, 1840.
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXQ2-H8F : accessed 17 Aug 2013), Thomas Wilson, 1850..
2. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M821-6GQ : accessed 24 Aug 2013), Thomas Wilson, 1860..
3. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KCWX-MC4 : accessed 17 Aug 2013), John H. Willson and Sarah J. Hollaway, 1862..
4. "BillionGraves Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VTW3-JNR : accessed 19 Jul 2014), John H Wilson, 31 Aug 1867; citing Tabor Cemetery Cemetery, Tabor, Iowa..
5. Find A Grave Memorial 189441243.