Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Wilson and Christiana Van Gorder




Husband William Wilson 1

           Born: Abt 1778
     Christened: 
           Died: 1864 2
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 



Wife Christiana Van Gorder 2

           Born:  - Germany
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


Children
1 F Isabella Wilson 1 2

           Born:  - Wayne Twp, Lawrence Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Joseph M. Cunningham (Abt 1813-1843) 2 3
         Spouse: William Work (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Husband - William Wilson


He was a Scottish Highlander who came to America when a youth of sixteen summers, and was very successful in farming. He was a captain in the War of 1812. He was a Democrat in his politics, and served his township as supervisor and as school director.


General Notes: Wife - Christiana Van Gorder


She was born in Germany, and removed with her parents to America when she was nineteen years of age. She died at the age of seventy-four.

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Sources


1 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 825.

2 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 470.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 880.


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