Elizabeth Wilson

1803 - 1886  (83 years)   Has 13 ancestors and 93 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Elizabeth Wilson
  Birth	1802/1803	Burke Co, NC
  Gender	Female
  _UID	1EB9888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000FB4C
  Death	21 Jul 1886	Mitchell Co, NC
  Person ID	I969	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	William Wilson,   b. Nov 1777, PA d. 30 Jul 1847, Burke Co, NC (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Ann Mackey,   b. 1770/1774, PA d. 20 Oct 1842, Burke Co, NC (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1799	Burke Co, NC
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  _UID	4C7DAD7F2538134280DE43F219186CDDB4EF
  Family ID	F25845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Carpenter,   b. 1804/1805, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 15 Nov 1881, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1831	Burke Co, NC
  _UID	33D2A5E473A2A74289EC34F0B373869263B1
  Children	1. Jacob Carpenter,   b. 4 Jan 1833, Yancey Co, NC d. 10 Mar 1920, Avery Co, NC (Age 87 years)   2. Alexander L Carpenter,   b. 5 Nov 1834, Yancey Co, NC d. 5 Dec 1906, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 72 years)   3. William N Carpenter,   b. 1835/1836, Yancey Co, NC   4. Levi Turner Carpenter,   b. 1839/1840, Yancey Co, NC d. 5 Nov 1861, Civil War (Age 21 years)   5. Sophia Lucinda Carpenter,   b. 19 Feb 1843, Yancey Co, NC d. 10 Aug 1917, Avery Co, NC (Age 74 years)   6. Joseph L Carpenter,   b. 1845/1846, Yancey Co, NC d. 18 Aug 1862, Ashland, Hanover Co, VA, Civil War (Age 16 years)   7. Lydia E Carpenter,   b. 25 Feb 1848, Yancey Co, NC d. 27 Jan 1940 (Age 91 years)   8. Nancy Matilda Carpenter,   b. 29 Oct 1851, Yancey Co, NC d. 4 May 1924 (Age 72 years)   9. Elizabeth Carpenter,   b. 29 Oct 1851, Yancey Co, NC
  Family ID	F773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1820 Burke Co., NC p. 25 William Wilson age 26-44 (1775/1794) 112310-01001 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 26-44 (1775/1794) William Wilson (1777) 3m 16-25 (1794/1804) 1. John M. Wilson (c1800) son .................... 2. Samuel C. Wilson (c1801) son .................... 3. Robert C. Wilson (c1800/10) son 2m 16-17 (1802/1804) 1. * one of above .................... 2. * one of above 1m 10-15 (1804/1810) Son? 1m 0-9 (1810/1820).. William A. Wilson (1810) son 1f 45+ (bef 1775)... Ann McKey Wilson (1770/75) wife 1f 10-15 (1804/1810) Elizabeth Wilson (c1803) daughter; !CENSUS:1830; !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co, NC pg 269 w/William CARPENTER age 30-39 (1800/10); !COURT:NC Supreme Court 1840 through 9 Dec 1842 William Wilson Sr vs William A. Wilson 1840, etc., William Wilson sold his son William Athan Wilson a slave Cynthia, but alledges William A. never paid for her. Case is large names many names, and proves William A. is son of William and Ann. Says he took Cynthia to William Carpenter to "hide" her awhile. Much more. Testimony of Elizabeth Carpenter, John Davis, Andrew Davis and others. Testimony of Elizabeth Carpenter proves she is William's daughter. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QV-6Y2Z?view=fullText&keywords=Wilson%2CWilliam%2CWilliam%20Wilson%2CNorth%20Carolina%2CBurke&lang=en&groupId= !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co, NC # 519 Elizabeth CARPENTER, 47 (1802/03) born NC; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co, NC # 1205 Elizabeth CARPENTER, 57 (1802/03) born NC; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co, NC Toe River Twp # 54 Elizabeth CARPENTER, 63 (1806/07) born NC; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co, NC Toe River Twp # 180 E. CARPENTER, 71 (1808/09) born NC, father born NC, mother born NC; CENSUS:1900;