John W. Wilson and Ellen H. Hamilton

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Husband John W. Wilson ¹

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           Born: 29 Mar 1840 - near New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA 1
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       Marriage: 30 May 1871 2

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Wife Ellen H. Hamilton ²

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         Father: Matthew Hamilton (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Ruth [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Ruth Sadie Wilson ²

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         Spouse: Dr. E. A. Hoffman (      -      ) 2

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2 F Mary Ellen Wilson ²

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         Spouse: C. M. Speer (      -      ) 2

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3 M John Spurgeon Wilson ²

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         Spouse: Alveretta Terpening (      -      ) 2

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4 F Estella Duff Wilson ¹

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         Spouse: Paul Reuben Foight (1872-      ) 1 3
           Marr: 3 Jan 1906 1

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General Notes: Husband - John W. Wilson

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He was born near New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. At the age of fifteen he removed to Franklin township, [Westmoreland County?] where he resided and taught school for three years. His own education had been gained at the public schools of Delmont, and later at Delmont Academy. He enlisted for a period of three years in the Civil War in the month of October, 1861, joining Company I, One Hundred and First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He saw much active service and took part in many battles in which his regiment was engaged. At the completion of his three years' term he secured a furlough, but was unfortunate enough to be captured by the Confederates on his way home and was confined in Andersonville, Florence, and Charleston prisons for a period of nine months in all. The hardships of this confinement told severely on his health and when he was at last released he returned to his home an invalid. His naturally good constitution, however, asserted itself, and under the normal conditions of his life at home he regained his health and strength. Mr. Wilson later took up a course with the Bacon Business College at Cincinnati, and after graduating therefrom entered the profession of teaching and followed the same for many years. Still later, however, he engaged in business at East Liverpool, Ohio, but finally, after his marriage in 1871, returned to Pennsylvania. Here he took up his residence on the farm now known as the Wilson farm, about three miles north of Export, and there continued to dwell for thirty-six years or until his death.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 24.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 25.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 87.