William Willson and Sadie C. McCabe

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Husband William Willson ¹

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            AKA: William Wilson 2
           Born: 9 May 1843 - Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Willson (1789-1869) 1
         Mother: Rachel Keer (      -1848) 3

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       Marriage: 6 Oct 1868 1

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Wife Sadie C. McCabe ¹

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         Father: Dr. John McCabe (      -      ) 1
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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - William Willson

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He was born in Buffalo township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and attended the common schools of the township until about seventeen years of age, when he entered the employ of a builder and contractor. He remained with this man until he had mastered the various details of that business, and at the age of twenty-two years engaged with Alexander Buchanan in general contracting, which he continued for some time with marked success. Mr. Willson then began business for himself, and soon became one of the best architects and builders of his locality. He possessed very original ideas, and soon studied out entirely new designs, some of which were models of grace. After following this business for several years, he entered into partnership with D. M. Campsey in a general hardware store. They remained together about ten years, when Mr. Willson united with J. W. Barnes in the grocery business; two years later, Mr. Barnes sold his share of the property to another who became the partner of Mr. Willson, and together they carried a full line of goods, and conducted the largest grocery in Claysville.
In political views he was an active worker in the Democratic party. In church connection, he was an earnest worker in the Presbyterian Church at Claysville, being especially interested in the Sunday-school, in which he was an officer.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1415.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1048.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1048, 1415.