DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL "JAMES" WILSON Submitted by T. Vernon Anderson. FIRST GENERATION 1. Samuel "James" Wilson was born on 14 MAR 1843 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, VA. He died on 14 APR 1915. He was buried in Allen Grove Cem, Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. He served in the military in Civil War, Co B 12th WV Inf. Blacksmith, lived at Sherrard. Private Company B 12th Regiment WV Vol Inf 12 AUG 1862 to 16 JUN 1865. Widow recieved Civil War Pension 629499 after Samuel's death. He was the s/o Joseph Wilson & Martha Downing. He served in the same Company with his future father-in-law, David Alexander Fletcher. #175 Washington Dist Marshall Co 1870 Wilson, Saul 27 VA, Ethalinda 23 VA, David A 1 WV #16 Sand Hill Dist Marshall Co 1880 Wilson, Samuel 37 WV WV WV, Etta J 33 WV WV WV, David A 11 WV, H P 9 WV, Cora Belle 5 WV, Thomas E 1 WV 1890 Veteran census Washington Dist Marshall Co Wilson, Samuel, Pvt Co B 12th WV Inf, 12 AUG 1862 - 16 JUN 1865. Rheumatism & piles. Ethalinda Fletcher (daughter of David Alexander Fletcher and Elizabeth Coe) was born on 28 JAN 1848 in Cameron, Marshall Co, VA. She died on 8 OCT 1930 in Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV.1 She was buried in Allen Grove Cem, Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. Sherrad Woman, 82, is Taken by Death; Funeral on Friday Mrs Ethalinda Fletcher Wilson 81, died Wednesday at her home at Sherrard, after a lingerine illness. She had been an invalid for seven years. Mrs Wilson, the widow of the late Samuel Wilson, is survived by one daughter, Miss Cora Wilson, of Sherrard and five sons. The sons are David Wilson, of Martins Ferry; Thomas Wilson, McMechen; and James, Charles, and Harry Wilson, all of Sherrard. She also leaves 17 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Her husband died in 1915. Funeral services will be held in the home Friday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by Rev C W Dilworth, pastor of the Allen Grove Presbyterian church of Sherrard, of which Mrs Wilsn was a member. Burial will be made in Allen Grove cemetery. "Moundsville Daily Echo", Thursday, 9 OCT 1930 Samuel "James" Wilson and Ethalinda Fletcher had the following children: +2 i. David Alexander Wilson. +3 ii. Hugh Parks Wilson. 4 iii. Oliver D Wilson was born on 9 JAN 1872 in Marshall Co, WV. He died in OCT 1874 in Marshall Co, WV. 5 iv. Cora Bell Wilson was born on 4 OCT 1876 in Marshall Co, WV. She died on 29 JUL 1941 in Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. She was buried in Allen Grove Cem, Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. +6 v. Thomas Edward Wilson. 7 vi. James Garfield Wilson was born on 4 MAR 1881 in Marshall Co, WV. He died in 1958. He was buried in Allen Grove Cem, Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. 8 vii. William M Wilson was born on 18 JAN 1884 in Marshall Co, WV. He died in 1917. He served in the military in World War I. US Navy WWI +9 viii. Charles Conn Wilson. 10 ix. Harry Clinton Wilson was born on 25 MAY 1893 in Marshall Co, WV. He died on 16 AUG 1951. He was buried in Allen Grove Cem, Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. SECOND GENERATION 2. David Alexander Wilson was born on 1 DEC 1868 in Marshall Co, WV. He was married to Lulu Matilda Salter on 7 MAR 1894. Lulu Matilda Salter was born in 1876. David Alexander Wilson and Lulu Matilda Salter had the following children: +11 i. Erma Adaline Wilson. 12 ii. Ethel M Wilson was born on 28 JAN 1899 in Monongalia Co, WV. 13 iii. Naomi Wilson was born in 1895. 14 iv. Samuel Zane Wilson was born on 22 MAY 1902 in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV. He died on 20 JUN 1949 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV. 3. Hugh Parks Wilson was born on 18 NOV 1870 in Marshall Co, WV. He was married to Jane Gosney on 18 MAY 1898. Jane Gosney was born in 1874. 6. Thomas Edward Wilson was born on 11 JUN 1878 in Marshall Co, WV. He died on 7 AUG 1936 in Marshall Co, WV. He was buried in Allen Grove Cem, Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. He was married to Lillian Allen Brown on 6 AUG 1899. Lillian Allen Brown was born on 25 MAR 1876. She died on 13 JUN 1939. She was buried in Allen Grove Cem, Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. 9. Charles Conn Wilson was born on 27 AUG 1887 in Marshall Co, WV. He died on 29 MAR 1950. He was buried in Halcyon Hills, Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. Chas Wilson, 62, Of Sherrard, Dies Charles Wilson, 62, of Sherrard, employee of the Wheeling steel corp, died at 7:55 o'clock this morning in the Glendale hospital following a brief illness. Deceased was born in Moundsville August 27, 1887, a son of the late Samuel and Etha Linda Fletcher Wilson. He was an elder in the Allen Grove Presbyterian church. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Mae Fisher Wilson; two daughters, Mrs Vera Gilmore of Frankfurt, KY and Miss Claire Wilson at home; two sons Kermit at home and Clifton of Glendale; two brothers, James and Harry of Sherrard and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending. "Moundsville Daily Echo", 29 MAR 1950 (Furnish by T. Vernon Anderson) He was married to Laura Mae Fisher on 3 SEP 1919. Laura Mae Fisher was born on 11 SEP 1890. She died on 9 JAN 1978. She was buried in Halcyon Hills, Sherrard, Marshall Co, WV. Charles Conn Wilson and Laura Mae Fisher had the following children: 15 i. Vera Mae Wilson. 16 ii. Clifton Conn Wilson. 17 iii. Kermit Hall Wilson. 18 iv. Claire Marie Wilson. THIRD GENERATION 11. Erma Adaline Wilson was born on 16 JAN 1897 in Marshall Co, WV. She died on 31 JAN 1976 in Silver Springs, MD. She was married to George Washington Boring. Erma Adaline Wilson and George Washington Boring had the following children: +19 i. Margaret Boring. Prepared by: T. Vernon Anderson 217 Birch Avenue Moundsville, WV 26041 vernanderson@1st.net SOURCES 1. Death Records, Marshall Co, WV. bk 2 pg 262.