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WILSON, John W. (Abt 1805-1898)

WILSON, Alexander (1834-1912)

McCALLISTER, Margaret Jane (1843-1903)

WILSON, James Alexander (1866-1947)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: SHROVE, Anna WILSON, Lela Grace WILSON, Robert Carl WILSON, Ida Opal WILSON, James Alexander 1 2 3 Born: 19 May 1866, Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois Marriage: SHROVE, Anna on 4 Dec 1890 in Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska Died: 23 Feb 1947, Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska at age 80 Buried: Feb 1947, Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska   General Notes: Family photo - James Alexander Wilson is seated, second from left. James married Anna SHROVE, daughter of John SHROVE and Julia A. YOHN, on 4 Dec 1890 in Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska. (Anna SHROVE was born in Sep 1874 in Stephenson County, Illinois, died on 6 Dec 1967 in Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska and was buried in 1967 in Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska.)

1 1920 US Census (District 83, Aurora Ward 2, Hamilton County, Nebraska). Surety: 4. Lists James Wilson (age 53, b. IL), wife Anna [Shrove] (age 47, b. IL), and children Carl (age 25, b. NE) and Opal [Wilson] Bearnik [Bearnth] (age 19, b. NE), living in Aurora, Nebraska. Also in the household are Opal's husband, Arthur Bearnik [Bearnth] (age 21, b. Minnesota) and Anna's father, John Shrove (age 75, b. PA), widower. James is listed as a "carpenter" working "repair track," and indicates that both his parents were born in Ireland. Arthur is listed as a "salesman" for a "grocery store," and indicates that his father was born in Denmark and his mother in Sweden.

2 1880 US Census (District 184, Fairmount, Pike County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Alex Wilson (age 47, b. Ireland), wife Margaret [McCallister] (age 36, b. Ireland) and children John (age 20, b. PA), Mary (age 17, b. IL), James (age 14, b. IL), Anna (age 12, b. IL), Belle (age 10, b. IL), Hannah (age 9, b. IL), Abigail (age 5, b. IL), Ellen (age 3, b. IL), May (age 1, b. IL) and William (age 3 mos, b. Feb 1880, IL), living in Fairmount, Illinois. Alex is listed as a "farmer," and both he and Margaret indicate that both their parents were born in Ireland.

3 1870 US Census (Fairmount, Pike County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Alex Wilson (age 35, b. Ireland), wife Mary [Margaret McCallister] (age 25, b. PA [erroneous]) and children John (age 10, b. IL), Mary (age 8, b. IL), James (age 6, b. IL), Margarette (age 3, b. IL) and Lizzie (age 2 mos, b. Apr 1870, IL), living in Fairmount, Illinois. Alex indicates that both his parents are of foreign birth. Alex is listed as a "farmer."

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