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Born 1825
From History of Fayette County : together with historic notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and all oth (1881)
JAMES WILSON.
James Wilson, farmer and teamster, is the second son of William and Sarah (Santee) Wilson, natives of Ohio. He was born October 3, 1825. His father's family consisted of ten children: Eli, James, Sarah, William, John, George, Joseph, Cynthia, Sophia, and Margaret. The parents died in Highland County, near Centerfield.
George Santee, the maternal grandfather of this subject, served in the war of 1812, and died near Petersburg, Highland County, at an advanced age.
Our subject was married. May 11, 1854, to Mrs. Elizabeth (Dowden) Wilson. She was a native of Ohio, and was born April 5, 1823. By a previous marriage she is the mother of two children: Margaret J., born February 11, 1844; William O., born May 5, 1847.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are the parents of six children: Sarah
As printed in History of Fayette County : together with historic notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and all oth (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name James Wilson: William W. Wilson (b. 1857) James M. Noble (b. 1833)
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