Wilson, Thomas B

1816 - 1902  (86 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 32 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Wilson, Thomas B
  Birth	10 Jan 1816	Buncombe Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	BEE9888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000CB1C
  Death	28 Aug 1902	McDowell Co, NC
  Burial	Old Pleasant Grove Methodist Cem, McDowell Co, NC
  Person ID	I7190	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Wilson, George,   b. 1786/1787, NC d. Aft 1860, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 74 years)
  Mother	Phereba,   b. 1789/1790, NC d. 1850/1860, McDowell Co, NC (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1810	Buncombe Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC)
  _UID	6E8277E70BB17242BCDD1A6FC26346FF4A0E
  Family ID	F34615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary E,   b. 1817/1818, NC d. 1858/1860, McDowell Co, NC (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1845	McDowell Co, NC
  _UID	8E0F14D95D27FA4AA68E3CD0470CA269F0BC
  Children	1. Wilson, J Albert,   b. 1844/1845, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1860, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 16 years)   2. Wilson, George,   b. 1846/1847, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1860, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 14 years)   3. Wilson, Mary Jane,   b. 1848/1849, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1860, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 12 years)   4. Wilson, Arnettie,   b. 1851/1852, McDowell Co, NC   5. Wilson, Sarah Elmira,   b. 1853/1854, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 27 years)   6. Wilson, Ellen,   b. 1857/1858, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1870, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 13 years)
  Family ID	F4552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Crawford, Emily Matilda,   b. 28 Mar 1840, Rutherford Co, NC d. 23 Oct 1914, McDowell Co, NC (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1861	McDowell Co, NC
  _UID	7CBAE5CEBB11224CB71CCB451ADC58F84C5C
  Children	1. Wilson, John Dixie,   b. 28 Mar 1862, McDowell Co, NC d. 25 Aug 1935, McDowell Co, NC (Age 73 years)   2. Wilson, Thomas W,   b. 21 Jan 1864, McDowell Co, NC d. 2 Apr 1943, McDowell Co, NC (Age 79 years)   3. Wilson, William M,   b. 29 Jan 1866, McDowell Co, NC d. 29 Dec 1950, McDowell Co, NC (Age 84 years)   4. Wilson, Elizabeth Lee,   b. 12 Apr 1869, McDowell Co, NC d. 25 Oct 1945, Taylorsville, Alexander Co, NC (Age 76 years)   5. Wilson, Rebecca E,   b. 12 Apr 1869, McDowell Co, NC d. 3 Sep 1953, McDowell Co, NC (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F4553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1820; !CENSUS:1830; !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 273 George Wilson age 50-59 (1780/1790) 00001001-00001001 My analysis (who each person *might* be): 1m 50-59 (1780/1790) George Wilson (c1787) 1m 20-29 (1810/1820) Thomas B. Wilson (1816) son 1f 50-59 (1780/1790) Pherebe (—) Wilson (c1790) wife 1f 20-29 (1810/1820) Daughter? (1810/1820) > gone by 1850 !CENSUS:1850 McDowell Co., NC # 81/81 Thomas Wilson 33 Farmer $1000 NC Mary E. 32 J. A. 5 m George 3 Mary Jane 1 Jacob Thomason 14; !WITNESS-DEED:18 Oct 1853 Yancey Co., NC Deed Book *, pp. 503-504 George Wilson of McDowell Co., NC to Nancy McCants of Yancey wife of David McCants, daughter of said George Wilson, for love and affection ... S: George Wilson W: Edward Wilson W: Thos B. Wilson !CENSUS:1860 McDowell Co., NC Marion PO # 530/530 T. B. Wilson 40 m Farmer $2000/3000 NC Elbert 15 George 14 Jane 10 Arnetta 8 Mira 6 Ellen 2 Noah Hawkins 17 Laborer; !MARRIAGE:13 Jun 1861 McDowell Co, NC Thomas B. WILSON to Emelia GRANT, L.D. PERKINS, bm; !CENSUS:1870 McDowell Co., NC Marion Township No 1, Marion PO # 35/35 Thomas Wilson 52 Farmer $400/300 NC Emily M. 29 Keeping House Elmira 14 at home Ellen 10 Dixie 8 Thomas 6 William 4 Lizzie Lee 1 Rebecca 1 Angalin Ferrell 33 ast in house Edmond 9; !CENSUS:1880 McDowell Co., NC Montfords Cove Township # 133/134 Thos B. Wilson 64 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Emily M. 40 wife M Keeping House Sarah E. 25 dau M at home John D. 18 son S Works on farm Thos W. 16 son S Works on farm William M. 14 son S Works on farm Rebecca E. 11 dau at home Elizabeth Lee 11 dau at home Ella L. Grant 20 step-dau S at home; !CENSUS:1900 McDowell Co., NC Montford Cove # 49/49 Thos B. Wilson head Jan 1816 84 M 39 NC-NC-NC Farmer Emily M. wife Mar 1840 60 M 39 6-6 Ella L. st-dau Feb 1860 40 S William M. son Jan 1866 34 S Farm Laborer Elizabeth L. dau Apr 1869 31 S Albert Buckner servant May 1879 21 S Farm Laborer;