Samuel M. Wilson

Male25 April 1850–14 June 1936

Brief Life History of Samuel M.

Samuel M. Wilson was born on 25 April 1850, in Ohio City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States as the son of David Wilson and Eliza Reed. He married Anna Mariah Mahnesmith on 30 December 1894, in Noble Township, Cass, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Wolcottville, Orange Township, Noble, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 14 June 1936, in Milford Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States, at the age of 86.

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Samuel M. Wilson
1850–1936
Anna Mariah Mahnesmith
1853–1921
Marriage: 30 December 1894
Verna M. Wilson
1878–1956

Sources (7)

  • Samuel M Wilson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Samuel Wilson - Published information: birth-name: Samuel Wilson
  • Samuel W Wilson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

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  • Marriage
    30 December 1894Noble Township, Cass, Indiana, United States

    • Children (1)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

    Age 10

    Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

    1863

    Age 13

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 25

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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