A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Edmund\Edward T. Wilson
His age is given as 8 in the 1850 census, 27 in the 1870 census, 34 in the 1880 census, 57 in the 1900 census, 67 in the 1910 census, and 76 in the 1920 census.
His name is given as Edmund in the 1850, 1910, and 1920 censuses and on his death certificate. He is listed as Edward in the 1870, 1880, and 1900 censuses and in his two marriage records (and in the 1879 deed that gave me his name in the first place).
Edmund/Edward is one of the keys to identification of Mary Owen as John T. Wilson's wife. Edmund T. Wilson was listed living with H. B. Owen in the 1850 census, and there is a death certificate for Edmund T. Wilson with parents listed as John Wilson and Mary Owen. The obvious question is, is this the right John Wilson? Well, the 1879 deed lists him as Edward T. Wilson, with wife Elizabeth M., of Randolph Co., MO. There are listings of Edward and Lizzie Wilson in the 1870 census and Edward (?) T. and Elizabeth M. Wilson in the 1880 census, both in Randolph Co., MO, so I'm pretty sure they are the right people. In both of those censuses, Edward's occupation is given as railroad conductor. Then, in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses, there are listings for Edward or Edmund T. Wilson with wife Bettie C. (in 1910, his name was listed as Edward, which was scratched out and changed to Edmund or Edmond) living in San Antonio, TX. It's not certain that this Edward/Edmund is the same as the previous one, but what ties them together is that his occupation is again railroad conductor in 1900 and 1910 (no occupation in 1920, presumably retired). I think this makes it likely to be the same person. Another confusing factor is that the wife had changed. In 1870 and 1880, Lizzie/Elizabeth was born in New Jersey; in 1900, 1910, and 1920, Bettie was born in Kentucky. I was able to find a marriage record on Ancestry.com for Edward Wilson and Bennie Harrison on 15 Dec 1885 in Denton Co., TX; I'm assuming that's a mistranscription for Bettie. A possible problem is that the 1900 census says that they had been married 30 years and the 1910 census says they had been married 45 years. In all of those censuses, by the way, he is never shown with children, so I think he must not have had any children.
The name on his death certificate (obtained from the John Page, Orange Co., VA family tree on Ancestry.com) is Edmund T. Wilson. Cause of death was myocarditis (?). Place of death was 1015 Broadway, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX (home). It says that he had been living in that city for 38 years, which would imply that he moved to San Antonio about 1890.
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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