A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Andrew Givens Wilson
He is listed as Andrew G. Wilson in the 1850 and 1900 censuses, Givins in the 1860 and 1870 censuses, and Andrew in the 1880 census. His middle name is listed as Givens in the Foster/Reid Family Tree. His mother (Margaret Kinnear Wilson) had brothers named Andrew and Givens; it seems likely that he was named for them. The name Givens could be an indication that they were close to the Givens family, which also had marriage connections with the Donley and Reeves families.
In the biography of Robert H. Wilson in "Portrait and Biographical Record of Lafayette and Saline Counties, Missouri", it says that one of his brothers "served in the Confederate army for three years under Gov. Shelby." "History of Saline County, Missouri" has lists of Confederate and Union soldiers in the Civil War, but there is no Wilson listed under Col. Joseph Shelby. There is, however, an A. G. Wilson listed in the Saline Jackson Guards of the Missouri State Guards (Confederate), which it says later became part of the 1st Cavalry of the Missouri State Guards. Additional support that this was Andrew Givens Wilson is from a passage in a letter from James W. Reid to his son, David W. Reid, dated 21 Nov 1864 (obtained from the Foster/Reid Family Tree web site), which says "I received a letter from your Aunt Pine [Paulina] this morning stating that her and Givens would start on the first Boat from Glasgow for St Louis, and wished me to remain here untill she came down. I suppose I will. ... I cant tell you whether Givens will be released or not when he gets to Saint Louis. Ed is here a prisoner tho' I have not seen him yet, he & Bob Harvey. Mr. Wm H Porter is here to see what he can do for them. I suppose they will all be Exchanged."
It doesn't look like Andrew ever married (or if he did, it wasn't for very long). He was living on the farm with his mother and other family members in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. In the 1880 and 1900 censuses, he was living with his sister Juliette's family.
Note: Some of the information in these pages is uncertain. Please let me know of errors or omissions using the email link above. ...Mike Wilson
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