Wilson, William James

Male 1841 - 1897  (56 years)


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  • Name Wilson, William James 
    Born 1841  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1897  Huron County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Buried Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • William was buried in the family plot in Rosehill Cemetery.
    Person ID I7155  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2011 

    Family Stitt, Sarah Ann,   b. 1842, Huntley Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909, Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 8 Aug 1864  Ashfield Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9
    • William and Sarah had 13 children.
    Children 
    +1. Wilson, Sarah Ann,   b. Abt 1867–1868, Chesley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S217] Book, Jackson Stitt Wilson, Autobiography of J. Stitt Wilson [Berkeley, California?]: the author, [1941?].
      page 100. Chapter heading: " 'My Father - William James Wilson' 1841-1897."

    2. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1926.
      Accessed in December 2010 through Ancestry.com. Original data from: Ontario, Canada. County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869. Microfilm MS 248, reel 8. Toronto, Ontario: Archives of Ontario; Family History Library microfilm 1030058. Salt Lake City, Utah. Indexing by Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada).
           Marriage of William James Wilson and Sarah Ann Still [sic] on 8 August 1864 in Ashfield Township, Huron County, Ontario. William James Wilson, child of Jonathan Wilson, age 23, born in Ireland.
           According to this information, Willaim would have been born about 1840-1841. For more details of this source, see the notes for this marriage.

    3. [S217] Book, Jackson Stitt Wilson, Autobiography of J. Stitt Wilson [Berkeley, California?]: the author, [1941?].
      page 115. "The stomach troubel which had afflicted my father for several years developed into cancer."

    4. [S217] Book, Jackson Stitt Wilson, Autobiography of J. Stitt Wilson [Berkeley, California?]: the author, [1941?].
      page 132. "After Pa died in 1895 and the boys took the family to Denver...."

    5. [S217] Book, Jackson Stitt Wilson, Autobiography of J. Stitt Wilson [Berkeley, California?]: the author, [1941?].
      page 116. "Inasmuch as several of us were in college at Evanston, Illinois (Chicago) and Brother Will was far away at Kansas City, Missouri, he [the author's father, William James Wilson] was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Chicago, in the family plot."

    6. [S226] FamilySearch.org, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925.
      (https://beta.familysearch.org/). Accessed on 23 November 2010. Family History Library microfilm 2342493 (Marriage records: 1892 - Clinton to Macomb counties); digital folder mumber 4208247; image number 407. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Original data from records at the Department of Vital Records: Michigan. Secretary of State. "Marriage Records, 1868-1925." Lansing, Michigan: State Records and Publications Center, 1969. Reference Number: v 2 p 207 rn 169.
           Return of Marriages in Huron County for the quarter ending 30 September 1892; volume 2, page 207, record number 169. The marriage of Albert L. Fisher and Sarah Fisher. The record lists the bride's parents as "Wm. J. Wilson" and Sarah Ann [Still?]."

    7. [S226] FamilySearch.org, Michigan Vital Records Index. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995.
      (https://beta.familysearch.org/). Accessed on 23 November 2010. Huron County, Michigan. Marriage records 1867-1925; Marriage index 1867-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Family History Film 981979 (Marriage records v. 1A-2 1867-1907).
           Marriage of Albert L. Fisher and Sarah Wilson. Bride's Father's Name: William J. Wilson. Bride's Mother's Name: Sarah Ann Stitt. For more details from this source, see the notes for the marriage of Albert L. Fisher and Sarah Wilson.

    8. [S217] Book, Jackson Stitt Wilson, Autobiography of J. Stitt Wilson [Berkeley, California?]: the author, [1941?].
      page 129. "As with Grandma Stitt and Great-Grandmother Eliza Steel Stitt, there were thirteen children in our family. Two little boys - one Brother Ben's twin - died when about two years old - and one, the last child - a little girl, died in infancy."

    9. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1926.
      Accessed in December 2010 through Ancestry.com. Original data from: Ontario, Canada. County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869. Microfilm MS 248, reel 8. Toronto, Ontario: Archives of Ontario; Family History Library microfilm 1030058. Salt Lake City, Utah. Indexing by Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada).
           Marriage of William James Wilson and Sarah Ann Still [sic] on 8 August 1864 in Ashfield Township, Huron County, Ontario.
           William James Wilson, child of Jonathan Wilson, age 23, born in Ireland. Sarah Ann Still [sic], child of Jackson Still [sic], born in Huntley Township, age 21, residing in Colborne Township.