James W Wilson

1808 - 1898  (90 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James W Wilson
  Birth	8 Feb 1808	NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	84CA7ED37CF35948B55CC33FEA1AA83AA86D
  Death	31 Jul 1898	Mitchell Co, NC
  Burial	Wilson Memorial Cem, Mitchell Co, NC
  Person ID	I120719	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	William Wilson,   b. Abt 1770   d. 1817, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Creany Thompson,   b. 1771/1772, MD d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 79 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1800
  _UID	2F14B7E05A6F24489278E428E959218D15E1
  Family ID	F34459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mahala Buchanan,   b. 26 Oct 1811, NC d. 1 Jun 1861, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1830	Burke Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC)
  _UID	7C2571D8AD274247B9B6739BB533C39504F0
  Children	1. William Wilson,   b. 1831/1832, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 19 years)   2. Thomas Wilson,   b. 1833/1834, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 17 years)   3. Susannah Wilson,   b. 1834/1835, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 16 years)   4. Nancy Wilson,   b. 1835/1836, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 15 years)   5. Creany Wilson,   b. 1837/1838, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 23 years)   6. Sarah K Wilson,   b. 1839/1840, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 21 years)   7. Mary L Wilson,   b. 1841/1842, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 19 years)   8. Phillip Wilson,   b. 1845/1846, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 15 years)   9. Peran A Wilson,   b. 1846/1847, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 14 years)   10. James T Wilson,   b. 1850, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 11 years)
  Family ID	F33635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I don't know if I'm related to this family or not but I am interested in them. I've researched all Wilsons in the region to some extent in the attempt to discover the family of my ancestor Mrs. David Carpenter. She is a presumed Miss Wilson born ca 1810/15 in Burke Co., NC, died ca 1839 in Yancey Co., NC or in Ashe (now Watauga) Co., NC. My area of interest mainly includes Burke, Yancey, Mitchell, Avery and Watauga Counties, and some of their parent counties such as Buncombe and Ashe. I am not yet 100% certain Mrs. David Carpenter was a Wilson, but they did name their second son "Wilson Carpenter" so that strongly suggests Wilson ancestry. They were associated with Wilsons as well; !REFERENCES: https://martygrant.com/ https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/ https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/wilson/ My Wilson ancestor: https://martygrant.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I2634&tree=martygrant !CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 199 James Wilson age 15-19 (1810/1815) 0001000000000-0001000000000 My analysis (who each person *might* be): 1m 15-19 (1810/1815) James W. Wilson (1808) 1f 15-19 (1810/1815) Mahala Buchanan Wilson (1811) wife !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 260 James Wilson Jr age 30-39 (1800/1810) 020001-30001 My analysis (who each person *might* be): 1m 30-39 (1800/1810) James W. Wilson (1808) s/o William James (1775) & Nancy 2m 5-9 (1830/1835).. 1. William Wilson (c1832) son .................... 2. Thomas Wilson (c1834) son 1f 20-29 (1810/1820) Mahala Buchanan Wilson (1811) wife 3f 0-4 (1835/1840).. 1. Susannah Wilson (c1835) daughter .................... 2. Nancy Wilson (c1836) daughter .................... 3. Creany Wilson (c1838) daughter !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # 435/454 James W. Wilson 42 Farmer $100 NC William 18 Laborer Thomas 16 Laborer Phillip 4 Peran A. 3 Mahalah 37 Susannah 15 Nancy 14 Creny 12 Sarah K. 10 Mary 8; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey # 336/336, Bakersville PO # 335/335* James Wilson 51 Farmer $1000/308 Mahala 47 Creany 22 Sarah C. 20 Mary L. 17 Phillip 15 Farmer Parrin A. 12 James T. 10 * Next to Phillip H. Wilson & William James Wilson (c1775);