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The Charles Wilson Family
of Nauvoo, Walker County, Alabama

Generation No. 1

1. CHARLES M.1 WILSON1 was born Abt. 1834 in Marshall County, Alabama, USA, and died 19 Feb 1864 in Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby County, USA. He married LAURA A. SMITH. She was born 30 Jan 1836 in Georgia, USA.

Children of CHARLES WILSON and LAURA SMITH are:

i. MARY E.2 WILSON, b. Abt. 1852.
ii. CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE" WILSON, b. 04 Aug 1855, Nauvoo, Walker County, Alabama, USA; d. 22 Feb 1942, Walker County, Alabama.
iii. GEORGE H. WILSON, b. 12 May 1860, Walker County, Alabama; d. 07 Sep 1936, Walker County, Alabama.
iv. JOHN LAFAYETTE WILSON, b. Dec 1866; d. 1945; m. REBECCA UNKNOWN; b. 04 Jul 1868; d. 15 Jun 1911.
v. ANDREW A. WILSON, b. Apr 1870.
vi. MARTHA ANN WILSON, b. Abt. 1874.
vii. CALIDONA "CALLIE" WILSON, b. 24 May 1877.
viii. HENRY HARBIN WILSON, b. 15 Nov 1880.

Generation No. 2

2. CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE"2 WILSON (CHARLES M.1) was born 04 Aug 1855 in Nauvoo, Walker County, Alabama, USA, and died 22 Feb 1942 in Walker County, Alabama. He married MINERVA "NERVIE" JANE HENDRICKS 18 Dec 1880 in Walker County, Alabama, USA, daughter of GUSTAVUS HENRICKS and JANE UNKNOWN. She was born 12 Sep 1860 in Perry County, Alabama, USA, and died 21 Mar 1937.

Notes for CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE" WILSON:
Notes from Carl Lawson, 9/12/2003

"The reason I believe Charles, the son of Charles and Laura A. (Smith) Wilson, middle name if McDuff is because of the following:
McDuff C. Wilson is enumerated with Laura Wilson in the 1880 census, Township 12, Range 9, Walker County, Alabama Census. His age is given as 15 years and born in Alabama. All other times in the censuses his name was given as Charles, Charlie, or Charley except in 1910 when it was given as Charlie M. This seems to be a family name used by the Wilson families.

Second source: Wilson, Charles M., pvt. K. en. 12-21-63, Camp Davies, 3 yrs., MI 12-28-63, Camp Davies, B. Marshall Co., Ala., 29, farmer, d. 2-19-64
From this information above I believe that Laura's husband was probably Charles McDuff Sr., and his son Charles McDuff, Jr. but only guessing."

" I also found a William W. Wilson in Walker County. He was of interest since he and his son, George W. Wilson served in Company M, First Alabama Cavalry USA. It is also interesting that in Bruce Myers notes for the 1860 Walker County, Alabama census he indicated that William W. Wilson had a son named Charlie McDuff Wilson. William W. Wilson in the 1860 census was 35 years old and born in Georgia. George W. Wilson was 14 and Charles McDuff was 12. Both of William's children were born in Alabama. lGood chance this family is related to Charles McDuff Wilson, Sr.?"
Notes from Carl Lawson 9/12/2003

More About CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE" WILSON:
Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA2
Census 1900: Cagle District 4, Walker County, Alabama
Census 1920: Cagle District 4, Walker County, Alabama
More about CHARLES WILSON and MINERVA HENDRICKS:
Marriage: 18 Dec 1880, Walker County, Alabama, USA

Children of CHARLES WILSON and MINERVA HENDRICKS are:

 i. WILLIAM GUS3 WILSON, b. 21 Sep 1881; d. 20 Sep 1963.
 ii. JAMES ALLEN WILSON, b. 04 Jul 1883; d. 18 Jul 1972, Walker County, Alabama.
 iii. FREDERICK HARRISON "FED" WILSON, b. 07 Mar 1885; d. 04 May 1977, Walker County, Alabama, USA.
 iv. MARTHA JANE WILSON, b. 04 Sep 1889, Walker County, Alabama, USA; d. 21 Aug 1944, Walker County, Alabama, USA.
 v. GEORGE ROBERT WILSON, b. 04 Apr 1892; d. 13 Dec 1932, Walker County, Alabama.
 vi. LUTHER FRANKLIN WILSON, b. 01 Mar 1893; d. 19 Sep 1955, Walker County, Alabama, USA.
 vii. JOHN OLIVER WILSON, b. 07 Nov 1896, Walker County, Ala; d. 05 Feb 1972, Walker County Hospital, Jasper, Ala.
 viii. MARVIN ELMER WILSON, b. 17 Nov 1904; m. ADA MCGOUGH; b. 19 Aug 1906; d. 23 Apr 1998.

 

3. GEORGE H.2 WILSON (CHARLES M.1) was born 12 May 1860 in Walker County, Alabama, and died 07 Sep 1936 in Walker County, Alabama. He married UNKNOWN.

Children of GEORGE WILSON and UNKNOWN are:

i. BIRD3 WILSON, b. Abt. 1882.
ii. WILLIAM G WILSON, b. Abt. 1884.
iii. LUTHER F WILSON, b. Abt. 1886.
iv. JANE WILSON, b. Abt. 1888.
v. LAURA WILSON, b. Abt. 1890.
vi. MARGARET WILSON, b. Abt. 1892.
vii. JOHN WILSON, b. Abt. 1894.
viii. MARY WILSON, b. Abt. 1896.
ix. THOMAS WILSON, b. Abt. 1896.

Generation No. 3

4. WILLIAM GUS3 WILSON (CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE"2, CHARLES M.1) was born 21 Sep 1881, and died 20 Sep 1963. He married FANNIE MAE MCDONALD. She was born 10 May 1885, and died 27 Mar 1968.

Children of WILLIAM WILSON and FANNIE MCDONALD are:

i. EDGAR4 WILSON, b. 04 Aug 1903; d. 15 Oct 1904.
ii. DEE WILSON, b. 10 Sep 1907; m. ESTER RICE; b. 23 Nov 1923; d. 15 Oct 1980.
iii. SARAH JANE "ELISEY" WILSON, b. 28 Oct 1910.
iv. ROBERT WILSON, b. 1912.
v. CECIL B. WILSON, b. 09 Dec 1910; d. 23 Sep 1993.
vi. LOTTIE JANE WILSON, m. MILFORD BROWN.
vii. PEARLINE WILSON, m. PERVY FARRIS.

 

5. JAMES ALLEN3 WILSON (CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE"2, CHARLES M.1) was born 04 Jul 1883, and died 18 Jul 1972 in Walker County, Alabama3. He married ADA ELIZABETH BARTON, daughter of JOHN BARTON and MARTHA NORRIS. She was born 02 Jan 1887, and died 16 Aug 1953 in Walker County, Alabama, USA.

More about JAMES ALLEN WILSON:
Burial: Jul 1972, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA4
More about ADA ELIZABETH BARTON:
Burial: Aug 1953, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA5

Children of JAMES WILSON and ADA BARTON are:

i. CARLOS HOUSTON "CARLIE"4 WILSON, b. 26 Oct 1904; m. DELPHIA MORROW; b. 22 May 1905; d. 16 Jan 1994.
ii. ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" WILSON, b. 05 Aug 1906; m. ALBERT LARKIN NORRIS; b. Abt. 1902.
iii. SAVANNAH SOPHRONIA WILSON, b. 02 Feb 1908; d. 1981; m. SAM HOOD; b. 1902; d. 1957.
iv. CHARLIE GOULDER "BUD" WILSON, b. 01 Feb 1910; d. 08 Nov 1994; m. ORENE LATHAM; b. 22 Jan 1915.
v. WOODROW WILSON, b. 16 Oct 1912; m. UNKNOWN.
vi. CORA G. WILSON, b. 08 Dec 1914.
vii. ROSE WILSON, b. 29 Mar 1919; m. ASA KEETON.
viii. EULA MAE WILSON, b. 01 Mar 1921; d. 31 Jan 1999, Walker County, Alabama, USA; m. HERSHEL H. WHITE; b. 1916; d. 1966.
More About EULA MAE WILSON:
Burial: Jan 1999, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA6
More About HERSHEL H. WHITE:
Burial: 1966, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA6
ix. JAMES GARFIELD "JIM" WILSON, b. 17 Dec 1922.
x. HELEN MARIE WILSON, b. 22 Nov 1924; m. WALLACE RAY DAVIS.
xi. LLOYD ALLEN WILSON, b. 02 Apr 1927.

 

6. FREDERICK HARRISON "FED"3 WILSON (CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE"2, CHARLES M.1) was born 07 Mar 1885, and died 04 May 1977 in Walker County, Alabama, USA. He married MAGNOLIA JOSIE COLLIER. She was born 05 Aug 1895, and died 29 Jan 1972 in Walker County, Alabama7.

More About FREDERICK HARRISON "FED" WILSON:
Burial: May 1977, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA8
Notes for MAGNOLIA JOSIE COLLIER:
On cemetery readout from Carl Lawson, it list Josie's name as Jessie M. w/o Fred H. Wilson
More about MAGNOLIA JOSIE COLLIER:
Burial: Jan 1972, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA9

Children of FREDERICK WILSON and MAGNOLIA COLLIER are:

i. WALTER J.4 WILSON.
ii. CECIL R. WILSON, b. 09 Dec 1910; d. 23 Sep 1993, Walker County, Alabama, USA; m. CLARA BARTON, 17 Dec 192910; b. 07 Jan 1913; d. 14 Oct 1999, Walker County, Alabama, USA.
More About CECIL R. WILSON:
Burial: Sep 1993, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA11
More About CLARA BARTON:
Burial: Oct 1999, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA12
More About CECIL WILSON and CLARA BARTON:
Marriage: 17 Dec 192913

 

7. MARTHA JANE3 WILSON (CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE"2, CHARLES M.1) was born 04 Sep 1889 in Walker County, Alabama, USA, and died 21 Aug 1944 in Walker County, Alabama, USA14. She married NOAH MATTISON "TOODE" BARTON 13 Jul 1905 in Walker County, Alabama, USA. He was born 06 May 1880 in Alabama, USA, and died 09 Dec 1957 in Walker County, Alabama15.

More about MARTHA JANE WILSON:
Census 1900: 1900, Precinct 4, Cagles, Walker County, Alabama
Census 1910: 1910, Precinct 4, Cagles, Walker County, Alabama
Census 1920: 1920, Precinct 25, Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama
More About NOAH BARTON and MARTHA WILSON:
Marriage: 13 Jul 1905, Walker County, Alabama, USA

Children of MARTHA WILSON and NOAH BARTON are:

i. POLLY4 BARTON.
ii. RACHEL BARTON.
iii. JOHN BARTON, b. 12 Jul 1905.
iv. ALTA "ALTIE" BARTON, b. Abt. 1907.
v. ESTER BARTON, b. Abt. 1908.
vi. ELLA BARTON, b. Abt. Dec 1915.
vii. CLAIRE BARTON, b. Abt. Nov 1917.
viii. CHARLIE HARRISON BARTON, b. 22 Sep 1918.
viii. BUDDY BARTON, b. 07 May 1925

8. GEORGE ROBERT3 WILSON (CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE"2, CHARLES M.1) was born 04 Apr 1892, and died 13 Dec 1932 in Walker County, Alabama. He married MARY A. MAGDELINE BARNETTE. She was born 29 Jan 1888, and died 29 Oct 1952.

Children of GEORGE WILSON and MARY BARNETTE are:

i. JEANIE4 WILSON, b. Abt. 1910.
ii. GRADY WILSON, b. Abt. 1915.

9. LUTHER FRANKLIN3 WILSON (CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE"2, CHARLES M.1) was born 01 Mar 1893, and died 19 Sep 1955 in Walker County, Alabama, USA. He married ALMER SARAH GANEY, daughter of JOHN GANEY and MARGARET CASTLEBERRY. She was born 06 Jan 1898, and died 05 Mar 1993 in Walker County, Alabama, USA.

More about LUTHER FRANKLIN WILSON:
Burial: Sep 1955, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA17
More about ALMER SARAH GANEY:
Burial: Mar 2993, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA18

Children of LUTHER WILSON and ALMER GANEY are:

i. HOUSTON4 WILSON, b. 11 Sep 1915; d. 23 Jul 1954, Walker County, Alabama, USA; m. (1) ALMER S. REED; b. 06 Jan 1898; d. 05 Mar 1993; m. (2) EMMA BRAND; b. 03 Feb 1913.
More About HOUSTON WILSON:
Burial: Jul 1954, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA19
ii. MAGGIE WILSON, b. Abt. 1919.

 

10. JOHN OLIVER3 WILSON (CHARLES MCDUFF "CHARLIE"2, CHARLES M.1) was born 07 Nov 1896 in Walker County, Ala, and died 05 Feb 1972 in Walker County Hospital, Jasper, Ala. He married STELLA MAE HINESLEY 01 Jun 1919 in Walker County, Alabama, daughter of JOHN HINESLEY and OLLIE L.GALLAGHER. She was born 07 Jan 1903 in Walker County, Ala, and died 11 Aug 1981 in Birmingham, Alabama.

More about JOHN OLIVER WILSON:
Burial: Feb 1972, Springhill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Ala20
Census 1920: Nauvoo, Alabama with parents21
Census 1930: Nauvoo, Alabama22
More about STELLA MAE HINESLEY:
Burial: Aug 1981, Springhill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Ala23
More about JOHN WILSON and STELLA HINESLEY:
Marriage: 01 Jun 1919, Walker County, Alabama
 

Children of JOHN WILSON and STELLA HINESLEY are:

i. MAGDELINE4 WILSON, b. 13 Jun 1921, Walker County, Alabama; d. 18 Dec 1987, Walker County, Alabama24; m. (1) WILLIAM SOLOMON MANASCO, Abt. 1941; b. Unknown; m. (2) DENNIS D. WAID, Abt. 1948; b. 30 Mar 1928.

More About WILLIAM MANASCO and MAGDELINE WILSON:
Marriage: Abt. 1941
More About DENNIS WAID and MAGDELINE WILSON:
Marriage: Abt. 1948
ii. HENRY GRADY WILSON, b. 18 Oct 1923, Eldridge, Alabama; d. 14 May 2002, VA Hospital, Salisbury, N.C.25; m. MILDRED HULDA MORTON26,27, 28 Oct 1946, Greensboro, North Carolina28; b. 30 Sep 1929, Guilford County, N.C. Greensboro; d. 19 Dec 1997, Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, N.C.29.

Notes for HENRY GRADY WILSON:
I know very little about my dad’s family. He never told us any stories about his family or ever seemed to want us to know. What my brother and I learned about them came from visits we made to Alabama when we were children and when my brother and I lived with him from 1970 until about 1973. I can remember as a child, I loved to sit on Paw and Maw Wilson's porch at night and listen to Paw and dad’s brother Bill tell about things that happened long ago. I loved the funny stories of Paws brothers and about Dad and his siblings growing up. Those times were too few and I wish I could remember more about the family members they talked about on those rare occasions. One of my fondest memories is of Brenda Lois, Magdalene’s daughter. She was such a beautiful person and she was so much fun to be around. She always had this knack of making you feel loved when she was around.
Maw Wilson came to visit my dad once when we moved back to North Carolina in 1973. She came to visit about three or four years after that and stayed about two weeks. It was wonderful. She was the one who always wrote letters and would keep me posted on the happenings in Alabama. I used to love writing to her and waiting for a reply because her letters were always three or more pages of news. Again she would talk about her family and childhood to us but I just can't remember and I truly wish I had just written down in a journal those stories. She talked about her mother and how they used to live in Winston County, Alabama. I have one picture of my grandmother and her mother and it is so faded. They were very lovely women and you could also see the Indian heritage in their faces. My Aunt Maggie favored Maw Wilson a lot. She also was so very beautiful and the thing I remember most about her was that when she lived next to Paw and Maw in Nauvoo. We were down on a visit from home and we stayed overnight with them. I loved playing with Sandra my cousin and we drove Betty and Brenda her sisters nuts because we were "so sweet and good"!!! I remember hearing Betty telling Brenda she'd be glad when I went home because I was a brat. I loved being a brat and had never really thought about it until then but I don't think I stopped being obnoxious that summer. Sandra and I were the same age and we did love to play and get into trouble. I remember as we got older that she seemed calmer than I.
Dad was also a hard man to figure out. He ruled with the theory that he was the head of the house and we did not ask questions. We just did as he said. That bratty kid in me always got me into trouble with him and I remember lots of differences of opinions growing up. I loved him but feared him in the same way. Unlike mom, we didn't get second chances with him. I learned early on the just stay out of his way and do my chores and that seemed to keep me on his better side. I wish I could say we had a wonderful father daughter relationship, but we didn't. He just never seemed to be there when we were growing up. He was always gone or working or doing whatever it was he did.
My desire to know about my family history has brought me here, trying to piece together the family of my dad, which he never talked about a lot. I do believe it is important to know where we came from and I wish he had told us more about his family. Maybe he didn't know, so it is left to me to find out. So far it has been an interesting journey and my Uncle Bill has helped quite a bit. I thank Earl Lawson who has helped me piece together this much so far.
So, I hope I can find more to finish out this side of my family to make it complete. JWH 6/2004

More about HENRY GRADY WILSON:
Burial: May 2002, Ashes scattered in Nashville, Tenn
Cremation: May 2002, Salisbury, N.C.
Military: Bet. 27 Apr 1943 - 18 Jun 1946, U.S. Army Air Force

Notes for MILDRED HULDA MORTON:
More About MILDRED HULDA MORTON:
Cause of Death: Heart Problems
Fact 5: Taught Cake Decorating and Party Foods at GTCC
Fact 6: Legally separated from Grady Wilson in 1968/Never went back
Fact 7: Head Bookkeeper at F.W. Woolworth, Friendly Center
Fact 8: Mill village in which she was born in 1929 was known as Denim, N.C.
Fact 9: Donated eyes to N.C. Eye Bank
Marriage: 28 Oct 1946
Medical Information: Mildred died during an operation to replace a heart valve. They ran into more problems than expected and she was in the operating room for about 12 hours. Her loving family was with her. mwellis
Misc:: Assistant Pastry Chef: Holiday Inn Four Seasons

More About HENRY WILSON and MILDRED MORTON:
Marriage: 28 Oct 1946, Greensboro, North Carolina31
Separation: 1968, Guilford Co, NC

iii. MARION ELMER WILSON, b. 05 Dec 1926, Walker County, Alabama, USA; d. 01 Mar 1995, Walker County, Alabama, USA; m. MACY ?.

More About MARION ELMER WILSON:
Burial: Mar 1995, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA32,33
Military: PFC US Army, WWII

iv. CLARENCE OLIVER WILSON, b. 02 Dec 1930, Walker County, Alabama; d. 15 Mar 1951, Korea34.

Notes for CLARENCE OLIVER WILSON:
Clarence Oliver Wilson was killed in Korea.
More About CLARENCE OLIVER WILSON:
Military: Service# private CPL E4 38 INF 2 INF Division Korea

v. JOHN BILLY WILSON, b. 02 Nov 1934, Walker County, Nauvoo, Ala; m. (1) PEGGY DARTY, 11 May 1953; b. 06 Nov 1932, Carbon Hill, Ala; m. (2) CORENIA JANE GRASS, 02 Jul 1990, Lubbock, Texas; b. 05 Apr 1950, Claremore, Oklahoma.

More About JOHN WILSON and PEGGY DARTY:
Marriage: 11 May 1953
More About CORENIA JANE GRASS:
Nationality: 1950, One Half Cherokee
More About JOHN WILSON and CORENIA GRASS:
Marriage: 02 Jul 1990, Lubbock, Texas

Endnotes

1. Electronic mail, Carl Lawson, 9/2003.
2. Cemetery records, Printed readout of Spring Hill Cemetery from Carl Lawson 2003.
3. Tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery Nauvoo, Alabama Photo taken by John Wilson s/o Oliver and Stella Wilson.
4. Cemetery records, Printed copy from Carl Lawson2003.
5. Cemetery records, Printed copy of cemetery from Carl Lawson 2003.
6. Cemetery records, printed read out from Carl Lawson 2003.
7. Tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery Nauvoo, Alabama Photo taken by John Wilson s/o Oliver and Stella Wilson.
8. Cemetery records, printed read out from Carl Lawson of Spring Hill Cemetery.
9. Cemetery records, printed read out from Carl Lawson 2003.
10. Tombstone, marriage date on tombstone of Clara Barton Wilson Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA.
11. Cemetery records, Printed read out from Carl Lawson of Spring Hill Cemetery 2003.
12. Cemetery records, Printed read out of Spring Hill Cemetery from Carl Lawson 2003.
13. Tombstone, marriage date on tombstone of Clara Barton Wilson Spring Hill Cemetery, Nauvoo, Alabama, USA.
14. Tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery Nauvoo, Alabama Photo taken by John Wilson s/o Oliver and Stella.
15. Tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery Nauvoo, Alabama Photo taken by John Wilson s/o Oliver and Stella Wilson.
16. Cemetery records, printed read out from Carl Lawson 2003.
17. Cemetery records, Printed read out from Carl Lawson2003.
18. Cemetery records, Printed readout from Carl Lawson2003.
19. Cemetery records, printed read out from Carl Lawson 2003.
20. Tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery Nauvoo, Alabama Picture taken by John Wilson.
21. 1920 Census.
22. 1930 Census.
23. Tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery Nauvoo, Alabama Picture taken by John Wilson s/o of Oliver and Stella Wilson.
24. Tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery Nauvoo, Alabama Photo taken by John Wilson s/o Oliver and Stella Wilson.
25. Death Certificate, Book #82 pg. 517, Rowan County, Salisbury, N.C. Dist. #080-80 Issued May, 2002V.A. Hospital, Salisbury, N.C.
26. Birth certificate, Recorded Guilford County Register of Deeds Book 38 page 900Certificate # 900.
27. Death Certificate #00578, Book #273 Page #578, Low Cardiac Output, Severe Aortic Stenosis and recurrent coronary artery disease, Dr. Charles Wilson, M.D. 12/22/97.
28. Marriage Certificate #27308, Book 1946, Pg. 2645 Guilford County.
29. Death Certificate, 578, Guilford County, Greensboro, N.C. Book 273 Pg. 578District #041-95#000578.
30. VA Hospital Records, VA Hospital Records Salisbury, N.C.
31. Marriage Certificate #27308, Book 1946, Pg. 2645 Guilford County.
32. Cemetery records, printed read out from Carl Lawson 2003.
33. Personal Knowledge, Marion Emma Wilson was my dads brother.
34. National Archives and Records Administration, Service# private E4http://aad.archives.gov/aad/search.

updated December 14, 2004
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