James Alexander Wilson and Margaret J. Hamnett

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Husband James Alexander Wilson ¹

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           Born: 25 Jan 1852 - Glade Mills, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: Joseph Wilson (1814-      ) 1
         Mother: Sarah Umstead (Abt 1832-1884) 1

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       Marriage: 1889 1

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   Other Spouse: Samantha Ada Graham (Abt 1855-1887) 1 - 30 Dec 1873 1

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Wife Margaret J. Hamnett ¹

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         Father: John Hamnett, Jr. (      -      ) 1
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General Notes: Husband - James Alexander Wilson

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He was reared on a farm, and received a common-school education. When seventeen years old he began work as a carpenter, and in 1876 began contracting at Butler, Pennsylvania. Three years later he came to Wilkinsburg, and in 1885 opened a lumber-yard, and dealt in all kinds of carpenter's supplies. He became a member of the borough council. He was a republican, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

1 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 331.