Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Adams Wilson and Ida Gordon


Husband John Adams Wilson 1 

           Born: 24 Sep 1851 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1923
         Buried: 9 Jun 1923 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA


         Father: Edwin C. Wilson (1820-      ) 3 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth McCalmont (      -Bef 1890) 6


       Marriage: 18 May 1875 2

Wife Ida Gordon 2 

           Born: 26 Oct 1853 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Feb 1930
         Buried: 


         Father: Hiram B. Gordon (1829-1866) 2
         Mother: Mary Anne McClintock (1829-1889) 2


Children
1 M Lt.-Col. Alfred McCalmont Wilson 2 

           Born: 1 Jun 1876 2
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         Spouse: Edythe Pardee (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 31 Dec 1902 - Ft. Sheridan, IL 2

2 M Edwin Gordon Wilson 2 

           Born: 5 Jun 1883 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Aug 1939
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mildred Lee Savage (1893-      )
           Marr: 15 Jan 1921

         Spouse: Elizabeth Margaret Moore (      -      )
           Marr: 1930

3 F Kathleen Gordon Wilson 2 

           Born: 18 Dec 1885 2
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           Died: 1 Jun 1908 2
 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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4  F  Julia Wilson





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           Died: in infancy
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry






5  M  Homer Judson Wilson





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         Spouse: Did Not Marry






6  F  Emma Wilson





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         Spouse: Did Not Marry






7  F  Jane Wilson





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           Died: in infancy
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry






8  F  Harriet Wilson





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         Spouse: Did Not Marry






9  M  Joseph Wilson





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           Died: in infancy
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry









General Notes: Husband - John Adams Wilson




He received his preparatory education in the common schools and at Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and entered Prince-ton University, from which he was graduated in 1873. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1874, and after practicing his pro-fession for a few years, went into business connected with the Galena Oil Company, of Franklin, Pennsylvania, with which he was associated for over twenty-four years.



General Notes: Wife - Ida Gordon




Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA
Mar 5, 1930
Mrs. Ida Gordon Wilson, widow of John A. Wilson, who was first cousin to ex-president, Woodrow Wilson, died Friday. Mrs. Wilson was born Oct. 26, 1853, in Oil City, but resided nearly all her life in Franklin, PA. She was married May 18, 1875, to Mr. Wilson who died in 1923.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Kathleen, who died June 1, 1908, in an auto accident. Two sons survive, Major Alfred McCalmont Wilson of Cumberland, PA, and Edwin Gordon Wilson of Franklin. Also surviving are two sisters Emma and Hattie.



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Sources






1
John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 673.

2
John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 674.

3
J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 448.

4
—, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 162.

5
—, Proceedings of the Celebration of the First Centennial of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Franklin, PA: The Venango County Bar Association, 1905), Pg 84.

6
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 454.







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