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Samuel Elder Wilson

Samuel Elder Wilson

Male 1801 - Aft 1870  (> 70 years)   Has 13 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Samuel Elder Wilson
    Birth 1800/1801  Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    _UID 443813FCEA2E874B82A9AE73F2938BE6B7B8 
    Death Aft 1870  Placer Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I123593  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2025

    Father Robert Wilson,   b. 1780/1781, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1856, Polk Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Mother Mary Mackey,   b. 1783/1784, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850/1854, Polk Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Marriage Bef 1801  Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 192BB7B9FC139644A537EBEADAC8FFB09F88 
    Family ID F32815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah M Thompson,   b. 1795/1796, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850, Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 55 years)
    Marriage 26 Mar 1827  Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID CA2BDD246252574A8BE8D157A44F7BAE0297 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Wilson,   b. 1828/1829, Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850, Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 22 years)
     2. Cynthia E Wilson,   b. 1830/1831, Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Placer Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 50 years)
     3. William Mc Wilson,   b. 1832/1833, Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Polk Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 38 years)
     4. Sarah Jane Wilson,   b. 1834/1835, Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Sacramento Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 26 years)
    Family ID F34522  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:1810 Burke Co., NC p. 343
      Robert Willson age 26-44 (1765/1784)
      40010-10010-0-0
      My analysis (who each person *might* be)
      1m 26-44 (1765/1784) Robert Wilson (1780/1784)
      4m 0-9 (1800/1810).. 1. Samuel E. Wilson (c1801) son
      .................... 2. Michael Wilson (1803) son
      .................... 3. Elisha C. Wilson (c1808) son
      .................... 4. Ripley M. Wilson (c1810) son
      1f 26-44 (1765/1784) Mary McKey Wilson (1780/1784) wife
      1f 0-9 (1800/1810).. Daughter? (1804/1810)


      !CENSUS:1820 Burke Co., NC p. 25
      Robert Wilson age 26-44 (1775/1794)
      121110-41010
      My analysis (who each person *might* be)
      1m 26-44 (1775/1794) Robert Wilson (1780/1784)
      1m 16-25 (1794/1804) Samuel E. Wilson (c1801) son
      1m 16-17 (1802/1804) * Same as above
      2m 10-15 (1804/1810) 1. Michael Wilson (1803) son
      .................... 2. Elisha C. Wilson (c1808) son
      1m 0-9 (1810/1820).. Ripley M. Wilson (c1810) son
      1f 26-44 (1775/1794) Mary McKey Wilson (1780/1784) wife
      1f 10-15 (1804/1810) Daughter? (1804/1810)
      4f 0-9 (1810/1820).. 1. Elizabeth S. Wilson (1812) daughter
      .................... 2. Daughter? (1810/1815)
      .................... 3. Daughter? (1815/1820)
      .................... 4. Mary Wilson (c1820) daughter


      !MARRIAGE BOND:26 Mar 1827 Burke Co., NC
      Samuel E. Wilson and Sally M. Thompson
      Robert Wilson, BM


      !CENSUS:1830 x
      * Buncombe (2)
      (1) Samuel Wilson 257 0001001010000-1100011000000 Slaves=1 - too old
      (2) Samuel Wilson 288 0000100000000-2000100000000 Yancey area
      * Burke (1)
      (3) Samuel Wilson 195 1200100000000-1000100000000 - Works but is probably Samuel C. Wilson
      # 1 is too old
      # 2 works, but is probably Samuel Wilson who married Elizabeth Hensley
      # 3 works, but is probably Samuel C. Wilson who married Elizabeth Norton


      !CENSUS:1840 Burke Co., NC p. 284
      Saml E. Wilson age 30-39 (1800/1810)
      010001-111001
      My analysis (who each person *might* be)
      1m 30-39 (1800/1810) Samuel E. Wilson (c1801) s/o Robert & Mary
      1m 5-9 (1830/1835).. William Wilson (c1833) son
      1f 30-39 (1800/1810) Sarah Thompson Wilson (c1796) wife
      1f 10-14 (1825/1830) Margaret Wilson (c1829) daughter
      1f 5-9 (1830/1835).. Cynthia Wilson (c1831) daughter
      1f 0-4 (1835/1840).. Jane Wilson (c1835) daughter


      !CENSUS:1850 Burke Co., NC # 549/550
      Samuel Wilson 49 Blacksmith $- NC
      Sarah 54
      Margaret 21
      Cynthia 19
      William 17
      Jane 15;


      !NAMED-WILL:14 May 1855 Polk Co., MO Robert Wilson
      Wife Rachel
      My children
      Samuel E. Wilson
      Michael Wilson
      Elisha C. Wilson
      Ripley M. Wilson
      Elizabeth S. Clement deceased
      Mary N. Robertson
      Nancy P. Robertson
      William M. Wilson
      William Brown Executor
      S: Robert Wilson
      W: James Grider, William L. Grider (or William Q. Grider)
      Proven 14 May 1856;


      !CENSUS:1860 Sacramento Co., CA, Fourth Ward Sacramento # 1962/1903
      Saml E. Wilson 59 Grocer $-/200 NC
      Cynthia E. 20 NC
      Sarah J. 16
      Louis Smith 23 m Grocer $-/2000 Ger. (Germany?)
      # 1963/1904 next door
      M. C. Wilson 26 m Farming $2700/1300 NC
      Lucy 24 TN;


      !NAMED:1866
      "Certified List of Names on the Great Register of Placer County, California"
      Samuel Elder Wilson,l 67 b NC, Blacksmith, Township No 2


      !CENSUS:1870 Placer Co., CA Township No 2, Auburn PO # 128/128
      Gradus Tenkate? 50 Farmer $600/400 Holland
      Santa 42 f Keeping House NC
      William 4 at home CA
      Samuel Wilson 70 Miner $-/- NC
      * Is this the same Samuel from 1860? Is it Samuel E. Wilson?


      !CENSUS:1880 x


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