Rev William Wilson

Brief Life History of William

When Rev William Wilson was born in April 1791, in Tennessee, United States, his father, James Wilson, was 49 and his mother, Elizabeth Kennedy, was 44. He married Amy Halliburton about 1809, in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died in November 1845, in Gates, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Gates, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev William Wilson
1791–1845
Amy Halliburton
1795–1865
Marriage: about 1809
John Sevier Wilson
1810–1865
Mary Ann Wilson
1810–
David Halliburton Wilson
1812–1834
Elizabeth Wilson
1816–1895
James Harvey Wilson
1814–1859
Lucy Virginia Wilson
1819–1890
William Halliburton Wilson
1822–1857
Margaret Wilson
1824–1893
Rev Ashley Rozelle Wilson
1826–1904
Martha A Wilson
1830–1859

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    World Events (8)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

    On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

    1808

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    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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