Generations -1 & 0

Major Thomas Wilson, Sr. (b. December 11, 1799 in Green Co, TN, USA, d. October 18, 1892) [US militia in 1838 to control the Cherokees]

    married Miss ? Townsend of Franklin County (b. ? in TN, USA, d. September 1834 in ?) on September 16, 1820

• Total of 4 sons, 10 daughters from Townsend and Lackey

Children:

1. Mary Jane Wilson (b. March 16, 1830 in TN, USA, d. April 22, 1873 in Rockwall County, TX, USA)
2. Thomas J. Wilson, Jr. (b. 1833 in TN, USA, d. ?)

• Thomas remarried to Emilie Lackey of Jackson County (b. 1816 in SC, USA, d. ? in ?) in 1838

Children:

1. Andrew Jackson Wilson (b. 1839 in AL, USA, d.?)
2. Eliza Wilson (b. 1840 in AL, USA, d.?)
3. Ann Wilson "Kitty Ann Wilson" (b. 1846 in AL, USA, d. before 1870)
4. Louis Woodall Wilson (b. 1847 in AL, USA, d.?) - why does he not show up in 1850?
5. Pelana "Perlina" "Paulina" Wilson (b. 1848 in AL, USA) - John (b. 1864 in AL, USA, d.?)
6. Minerva Wilson "Manerva Wilson" (b. 1849 in AL, USA, d.?)
7. Mariah Wilson (b. 1851 in AL, USA, d. before 1870, d.?)
8. Samuel Wilson (b. 1855 in AL, USA, d.?)

• Thomas remarried to Mildred Rogers (b. 1811 in VA, USA, d. April 1884 in ?) in October 1857 [buried with Thomas in the Old Baptist Cemetary, Hollywood, AL, USA]

Children: none

• 1840 Census: Jackson, AL, USA - Count was 1 male (0-5) - Andrew, 1 male (5-10) - Thomas, Jr., 1 male (20-30) - ?, 1 male (30-40) - Thomas Sr., 1 female (0-5) - Eliza, 1 female (10-15) - Mary, 1 female (20-30) - Emilie
• 1850 Census: Township 2, Range 6, Jackson, AL, USA - Thomas was a farmer, Thomas, Jr. was a student. (Emilie, Mary, Thomas Jr., Andrew, Eliza, Ann, Perlina, Minerva)
• 1860 Census: Township 3, Range 6, Jackson, AL, USA - Thomas was a farmer. (Mildred, Kitty Ann, Paulina, Manerva, Mariah, Samuel, Louis)
• 1870 Census: Dist 10, Sub 1, Jackson, AL, USA - Thomas was a farmer, John was a farm hand, Mildred was a housekeeper. (Mildred, Perlina, Minerva, Samuel, John)
• 1880 Census: Township 3, Range 6, Jackson, AL, USA - Thomas was a farmer, John was a farm hand, Mildred was a housekeeper. (Mildred, Pelana, John)

Thomas' political career:

J.P. Maynard's Cove: 1836

State Representative: 1837-1839, 1849-1851, 1851-1855

State Senator: 1840-1847, 1855-1856

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