James Wilborn Wilson

1833 - 1908  (75 years)   Has 12 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Wilborn Wilson
  Birth	22 Sep 1833	Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	12D4888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400000A21
  _UID	72B22C28BA348D47909708789E07CEBB0F00
  Death	17 Nov 1908	Mitchell Co, NC
  Burial	Wilson Memorial Cem, Mitchell Co, NC
  Person ID	I4419	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Phillip H Wilson,   b. 16 Apr 1814, Burke Co, NC (Now Yancey Co, NC) d. 11 May 1899, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Nancy Norman,   b. 12 Dec 1817, Burke Co, NC (Now Yancey Co, NC) d. 9 Apr 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1832	Burke Co, NC
  _UID	88DA1BB4FF99474BA0956B01F9D55B0B3092
  Family ID	F28863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret C Davis,   b. 17 Dec 1833, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 10 Jun 1907, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1852/1853	Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC)
  _UID	6C7774B9235BC44C81B55DCC16D6B358F414
  Children	1. Phillip M Wilson,   b. 1854/1855, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 16 years)   2. John P Wilson,   b. 13 Mar 1856, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 19 Mar 1927, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 71 years)   3. Allen Burgin Wilson,   b. 4 Apr 1859, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 20 Mar 1931, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 71 years)   4. William Zebulon Wilson,   b. 26 Dec 1863, Mitchell Co, NC d. 27 Jul 1957, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 93 years)   5. Nancy J Wilson,   b. 1865/1866, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 15 years)   6. Sarah L Wilson,   b. 1870, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 11 years)   7. Mary Ann E Wilson,   b. 14 Apr 1876, Mitchell Co, NC d. 5 Dec 1945, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F1801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 260 Phillip Wilson age 20-29 (1810/1820) 210010001-10001 My analysis (who each person *might* be): 1m 60-69 (1770/1780) William James Wilson (1775) father 1m 20-29 (1810/1820) Phillip H. Wilson (1814) s/o William James (1775) & Nancy 1m 5-9 (1830/1835).. James Wilburn Wilson (1833) son 2m 0-4 (1835/1840).. 1. William J. Wilson (c1836) son .................... 2. Henry T. Wilson (c1837) son 1f 20-29 (1810/1820) Nancy Norman Wilson (1817) wife m 1832 1f 0-4 (1835/1840).. Elizabeth Wilson (c1840) daughter !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/453 Phillip H. Wilson 35 Farmer $600 NC James W. 16 Laborer William J. 14 Henry T. 13 Madison 7 Sidney L. 5 Phillip M. 3 Melton 8/12 Nancy 33 Elizabeth 10 William 75 NC !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Bakersville PO # 268/268 Wilborn Wilson 25 Farmer $-/200 NC Margret 25 Phillipp M. 5 John P. 4 Allen B. 1; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Snow Creek, Ledger PO # 24/24 Wilburn Wilson 36 Farmer $300/500 NC Margarett 36 Keeping House Phillip 16 Farm Laborer John P. 14 " " Allen B. 10 " " Zeb W. 7 at home Nancy J. 4 " "; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Snow Creek # 78/78 Wilburn Wilson 47 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Margaret C. 47 wife M Keeping House Allen B. 21 son S William Z. 15 son Nancy J. 12 dau Sallie L. 10 dau Maryan E. 4 dau; !DEED: 8 Apr 1892 Mitchell Co., NC Deed Book 29, pp 141-143 William Davis & wife Elizabeth, Jacob Davis & wife Susan, Allen Davis & wife Anna, Josiah Davis & wife Perlina, John Davis & Matilda his wife, John Greene & wife Mary Ann Greene, Allen Buchanan & wife Sarah Buchanan, William Wilson & wife Margaret Wilson, Linsy Ledford & wife Rache Ledford, of the counties of Mitchell and Yancey, parties of the first part To Bedford Wiseman, Susan Ollis, Milton Wiseman, W. W. Wiseman, and Martha L. Dayten of Mitchell for $70 South side of Buck Hill on Three Mile Creek, 100 acres; !CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Snowcreek # 52/53 Wilburn Wilson head Sep 1833 66 M 47 NC-NC-NC Farmer Margarett wife Dec 1833 66 M 47 7-7 Zebulon son Dec 1860 39 M 9 Farm Laborer Lina dau-l May 1871 29 M 9 2-2 Cora gr-dau Jan 1893 7 At School Florence gr-dau Nov 1896 3;