Lilly Ann Newton Wilson

4 April 1820–1855 (Age 34)
Delaware, United States

The Life of Lilly Ann Newton

When Lilly Ann Newton Wilson was born on 4 April 1820, in Delaware, United States, her father, Jesse Wilson, was 46 and her mother, Peggy Russel, was 42. She married Levin Henry Adams in 1840, in Randolph, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Monroe Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died in 1855, at the age of 35, and was buried in Maxville, Randolph, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Levin Henry Adams
1808–1880
Lilly Ann Newton Wilson
1820–1855
Marriage: 1840
James Edward Adams
1839–1921
Mary E Adams
1845–1901
William Henry Adams
1841–1859
Margaret E Adams
1843–1919
Celia Caroline Adams
1847–1917
Francis Marion Adams
1852–1942
Andrew Wilson Adams
1855–1873

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1840
Randolph, Indiana, United States
children

(7)

    James Edward Adams

    Male1839–1921Male

    William Henry Adams

    Male1841–1859Male

    Margaret E Adams

    Female1843–1919Female

    Mary E Adams

    Female1845–1901Female

    Celia Caroline Adams

    Female1847–1917Female

+2 More Children

Parents and Siblings

    Jesse Wilson

    Male1774–Male

    Peggy Russel

    Female1778–Female

siblings

(8)

    James S Wilson

    Male1803–1889Male

    John R Wilson

    Male1804–Male

    Elizabeth Wilson

    Female1805–Female

    Hiram Wilson

    Male1809–Male

    Margaret R. Wilson

    Female1810–Female

+3 More Children

World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

Age 1

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis

Age 5

The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 10

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the personal name Will , a very common medieval short form of William .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (1)

  • Ann Adams in household of Henry Adams, "United States Census, 1860"

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