1830 - 1910 (~ 79 years)
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Name |
Charles Wilson |
Born |
Dec 1830 |
New York, United States
[2] |
|
Gender |
Male |
Birth |
13 Aug 1831 |
Louisville, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States
[3] |
|
Birth |
1833 |
New York, United States
[4] |
|
Census |
1850 |
Louisville, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States
[5, 6] |
|
Census |
1860 |
Louisville, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States
[6] |
|
Census |
1870 |
Madison, Buchanan, Iowa
[7] |
|
Occupation |
1870 [7] |
Farmer
|
Census |
1880 |
West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States
[4, 6] |
|
Moved |
Between 1880 and 1895 [8] |
Moved to Nebraska
|
Occupation |
1880 [4] |
Blacksmith
|
Census |
1885 |
Knox, Nebraska, United States
[9, 10] |
|
Moved |
1895 [8] |
Moved to Sisseton, South Dakota
|
Census |
1900 |
Long Hollow, Roberts, South Dakota, United States
[2, 6] |
|
Census |
1910 |
Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States
[6, 11] |
|
Reference Number |
40
|
_AMTID |
190111183135:1030:113173531
|
_COLOR |
3
|
Died |
18 Jul 1910 |
Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States
[3, 8] |
|
Notes |
- According to Dave Johnson, Charles Wilson son of John Wilder Wilson was b
orn 13 Aug. 1831 at Louisville, New York. He married Lucy Bridges Tayl
or in 1857 she died 18 July 1910 at siseton, SD. [sic] Charles Wilson i
s located in the 1850 Census, Louisville, St. Lawrence col, NY, 1860 Fe
d Census same Place; 1889 Federal Census in West Union, Fayette Col, Io
wa. and the 1885 Nebr. State sensus, Niobrara Pct., Knox Co., and the 1
900 Federal Census in Sisseton, Roberts Co., SD; also in the same place i
the 1910 Federal Census. [DAJ]
Charles Wilson, 1831-1910 & Lucy Bridges Taylor, 1837 - ?
If the death certificate filed upon Charles' death in 1910 is corr
ect, he was born on 13 August 1831 in Louisville, St. Lawrence county, N
ew York. His father was John Wilder Wilson yet his mother's name is lis
ted as unknown. He may well be the oldest child, or even the only chil
d, from John Wilder's first marriage. (The preceding profile explains t
he reasons for my belief that John W. was twice married.) By 1850 Char
les Wilson was already living away from home. The federal census of th
at year lists him with the household of an innkeeper Charles Willard of L
ouisville. Remember, it was not at all unusual for teenagers to be wor
king and residing outside of the home at this time. Ten years later, C
harles was still in Louisville (a day laborer according to the census), m
arried to Lucy Bridges Taylor and the father of one son, Wellington Dav
id Wilson. At this point we have been unable to learn if Charles Wilso
fought in the Civil War. While he was certainly of an age to have do
e so, we still have no definitive proof of any service to the Union ca
use. And, it must be admitted, there is no family tradition attributin
g a Civil War service to Charles Wilson. In fact, I cannot help but se
e an irony in the fact that we have not to this date been able to verif
y any of our direct line ancestors as participants in the American Civi
l War despite the fact we can find numerous ancestors with service in t
he Revolutionary War.
As for Charles' wife, Lucy Bridges Taylor, we know that like her h
usband she was born in St. Lawrence county, the Louisville area. Her p
arents were Loring and Caroline Taylor, both of Chester, Vermont. Howev
er, the date of her birth is considerably muddled by the fact that a di
fferent year is offered by virtually every census from 1850-1900. The 1
850 federal census and 1885 Nebraska state census give 1837 as her year o
f birth. A reasonable guess might be the 1837 date as this appears twi
ce and is the date offered by her parents (who should know the best) in t
he 1850 census when she still resided at home.
We do know that Charles and Lucy Wilson were residing in Fayette c
ounty, Iowa by 1866 as their son, Orric Edward or "Eddie," was born th
ere in that year. Another son, Samuel Warner, was born at West Union i
the same county in 1873. For me personally, the most intriguing quest
ion regarding the family from this time period is one that we likely ca
ot answer: Why did they leave upstate New York for Iowa? After all, C
harles' father and grandfather had been in the region for sixty years. H
ad Charles "gone West" to take advantage of Abraham Lincoln's 1862 Home
stead Act? Was it merely a lack of opportunity for a "day laborer" in u
pstate New York or the lure of a more adventurous life in the West? It w
ould seem we'll never know.
At some point after her husband's death, Charles' mother-in-law, C
aroline Taylor, joined them in West Union, Iowa where she later died in 1
887. It would seem she probably made this trip west with her sons Oric a
d Ozro Taylor who also appear in West Union at this time. The 1880 ce
sus finds her living in the home ofher son Oric who was employed as th
e deputy sheriff for West Union.
One document from 1879-80 shows that Charles and Lucy were perhaps a l
ittle more astute (or lucky?) than his grandfather John Willson, Jr. ha
d been when it came to land deals. On 16 April 1879 Lucy acquired two t
own lots in West Union for $350 and then managed to sell these for $150
0 a little over a year later, 16 October 1880. The 1880 census lists C
harles as a "blacksmith" with a wife and two children in his household. H
is eldest son, Wellington David Wilson, was a 21 year old husband to Lu
cinda Blanche Davis. The young couple was then living in or near the s
ettlement of Eden, Iowa, north and west of West Union.
Whatever the reasons, Charles moved his family to Knox county, Neb
aska sometime after this 1880 census as he appears in the 1885 Nebrask
a state census as a farmer. Like so many others of the era, the Wilson
s had a domestic servant living in the home too. Sometime around 1895 C
harles and family relocated to Sisseton, Roberts county, South Dakota. A
gain the reasons for the move are unknown. Charles was still farming in 1
900 and somewhat surprisingly both younger sons (Eddie, age 33 and Samu
el, age 25) are still living at home. At some time between the 1900 an
d 1910 censuses, Charles' wife passed away.
By 1910 the combination of the loss of his wife and his son Eddie (
1909) and the general effects of old age forced Charles into the house o
f his son, Samuel, who was listed as the proprietor of a livery barn. C
harles Wilson died 18 July 1910 in Sisseton, South Dakota. The newspap
er obituary stated that he had "been in a feeble condition for some tim
e."
Sources
1850 federal census, New York, St. Lawrence Co., Louisville (Charles l
isted with family of Charles Willard; Lucy listed with her father Lorin
g Taylor)
1860 federal census, New York, St. Lawrence Co., Louisville
1880 federal census, Iowa, Fayette Co., West Union City
1885 Nebraska state census, Nebraska, Knox Co., Niobrara Precinct, E.D. 4
67, p.2
1900 federal census, South Dakota, Roberts Co., Sisseton
1910 federal census, South Dakota, Roberts Co., Sisseton, E.D. 373, She
et 2A
Death certificate for Charles Wilson from South Dakota, Bureau of Vital S
tatistics
Obituary for Charles Wilson from Sisseton Covant, 21 July 1910 and Sis
seton Standard, 22 July 1910
Land record for Lucy B. Wilson in Fayette Co., Iowa, Deed Book 11, p.86
Census Place: West Union, Fayette, Iowa
Source: FHL Film 1254340 National Archives Film T9-0340 Pag
e 231B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Charles WILSON Self M M W 47 NY
Occ: Blacksmith Fa: NY Mo: NY
Lucy WILSON Wife F M W 35 NY
Fa: VT Mo: VT
Eddie WILSON Son M W 14 IA
Occ: Attending School Fa: NY Mo: NY
Samuel WILSON Son M S W 7 IA
Occ: Attending School Fa: NY Mo: NY
June 1 1885 Niobrara Precinct Knox Nebraska Page 2 Enum 467
13 13 Wilson Chas. W M 52 x [married] Farmer New York NY NY
---Lucy B W M 48 wife x Keeps house New York NY NY
---Eddie W M 19 Son x [single] Iowa NY NY
---Samuel W M 12 Son x x [school] Iowa NY NY
Barbara Anderson W F 20 x servant 3 Canada Can Can
14 14 Wilson David W M 26 x [married] servant New York NY NY
---Lucinda W F 26 wife x keeps house x [can't read] Missouri O O
---Maud W F 5 Daughter x [single] x [school] Iowa NY Mis. [looks almost l
ike Wis.]
---Jerry W M 1 Daughter [sic] x x x [can't read/write] Nebraska NY O [?
]
Davis Lizzie W F 19 x servant 6 Iowa NY NY
South Dakota Department of History
Bureau of Census and Vital Statistics
Certificate and Record of Death
County of Roberts
City of Sisseton
Register No. 568
Full Name of Deceased Charles Wilson
Place of Death Sisseton S.D.
How Long Residence Here 15 years
Age 78 years 11 months 5 days
Sex Male Color White
Widower
Occupation Farmer
Birthplace N.Y.
Name of Father Unknown
Birthplace of Father Unknown
Maiden Name of Mother Unknown
Birthplace of Mother N.Y.
Informant Dr. [?] PH Brown
Address Sisseton SD
Medical Certificate of Death
Date of Death July 18 1910
I Hereby Certify that I attended deceased from June 1, 1910 to July 18, 1
910
and that death occurred on the date stated above at 1 P.M. To the best o
f my knowledge and belief the cause of death was as follows:
Chief Cause Senility
about 1 yr duration
P.H. Brown M.D. Signed July 18, 1910 (Address) Sisseton S.D.
How long at place of Death? 15 years
Where was disease contracted, if not at place of death? Here [?]
Place of Burial or Removal Sisseton S.D.
Date of Burial July 18, 1910
Undertaker Thos Cahill
Address Sisseton SD
From Genealogical Information Sheets of Layne Dangerfield:
"Fayette Co., Iowa, Deed Bk 11, p. 86 (ltr. 27 Feb 1975 fr Fayette Reco
der) "On April 16, 1879 Lucy B. Wilson acquired Lots 14 and 15 Block 1
3 West Union for the sum of $350.00. On Oct. 16, 1880 this was sold to a C
alvin Vesper for the sum of $1500 and the deed was signed by Lucy B. Wi
lson and husband Charles Wilson."
June 21-22, 1870 Madison, Buchanan, Iowa Page 15
98 103 Wilson Charles 37 M W Farmer 400 365 New York x [male citizen 21
+]
--Lucy 33 F W Keeping House New York
--Wellington [actually looks like Mellington] 10 M W New York x [school
]
--Eddie 4 M W Iowa
Roberts, Sisseton, South Dakota April 28, 1910
7th Ave. N
19 21Wilson, Jerry Head M W 25 M1 2 Nebraska New York New York English P
oprietor Pool room OA yes yes
---Eva wife F W 22 M1 2 0 0 South Dakota United States United States En
glish none yes yes
20 22 Wilson S.W. Head M W 37 M2 0 Iowa New York New York English Propr
ietor Livery barn Emp yes yes O M H
---Belle wife F W 33 M2 0 0 0 Minnesota Kansas Wisconsin English none y
es yes
---Samuel son M W 5 S Minnesota Iowa South Dakota none no
---Charles father M W 78 W New York New York New York English none yes y
es
2nd [?] June 1860 Louisville, St. Lawrence, New York Post Office Massen
a
159 159 Charles Wilson 27 M V Day Laborer NY
Lucy " 21 F do
David W. " 1 M do
June 1, 1880 West Union City, Fayette, Iowa Sup 2 Enum 210
201 203 Wilson Charles W M 47 x [married] Blacksmith v New York N.Y. N.
Y.
---Lucy W F 35 Wife x [married] New York Vt Vt
---Eddie W M 14 Son attending school Iowa N.Y. N.Y.
---Samuel W M 7 Son attending school Iowa N.Y. N.Y.
June 9, 1900 Long Hollow Twp., Roberts, S. Dakota sup 2 Enum 287
Willson, Charles Head W M Dec 1830 69 M 43 New York New York New York F
armer o yes yes yes O T F 186
---Lucy Wife W F Sept 1834 65 M 43 3 3 New York Vermont Vermont o yes y
es yes
---Eddie Son W M Jan 1867 33 S Iowa New York New York Farm laborer o ye
s yes yes
---Samuel Son W M Jan 1875 25 S Iowa New York New York Farm laboer o ye
s yes yes
October 2d 1850 Louisville, St. Lawrence, New York
[with family of Charles Willard, inn keeper]
Charles Wilson 18 " [male] " [N.Y.]
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Person ID |
I1743 |
Megan's Big Tree |
Last Modified |
17 Oct 2016 |
Family |
Lucy Bridges Taylor, b. Sep 1834, Louisville, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States
, d. Abt 1901, Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States
(Age ~ 66 years) |
Married |
Abt 1857 |
Louisville, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States
[2, 8] |
Children |
| 1. Wellington David Wilson, b. 27 Nov 1859, Louisville, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States
, d. 17 Jun 1923, Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States
(Age 63 years) |
| 2. Oric Edward Wilson, b. 1866, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States
, d. 1909 (Age 43 years) |
| 3. Samuel Warner Wilson, b. 6 Jan 1873, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States
, d. 23 Nov 1945 (Age 72 years) |
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Last Modified |
4 Jul 2019 |
Family ID |
F762 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - Dec 1830 - New York, United States
|
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 | Birth -
- 1833 - New York, United States
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 | Census -
- 1880 - West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States
|
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 | Census -
- 1885 - Knox, Nebraska, United States
|
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 | Census -
- 1910 - Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States
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 | Died - 18 Jul 1910 - Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States
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Sources |
- [S127] Death Certificate of Wellington David Wilson
.
- [S16] 1900 Census
.
- [S214] Family Group Sheets Compiled by David Alan Johnson
.
- [S14] 1880 Census
.
- [S8] 1850 Census
.
With family of Charles Willard, inn keeper
- [S393] Notes by David Johnson citing census records
.
- [S12] 1870 Census
.
- [S748] The Wilsons
.
- [S366] More Wilsons
.
- [S15] 1885 Nebraska State Census
.
- [S23] 1910 Census
.
Living with son Samuel Warner Wilson, next door to grandson Jerry.
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