Andrew Sterling Wilson

Brief Life History of Andrew Sterling

Andrew Sterling Wilson was born about 1860, in Coulterville, Randolph, Illinois, United States as the son of Hugh Wilson and Margaret Hutton. He married Sara Elizabeth McElheny on 16 February 1886, in Coulterville, Randolph, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Judicial Township 3, Merced, California, United States in 1900. He died on 20 September 1908, at the age of 49.

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Andrew Sterling Wilson
1860–1908
Sara Elizabeth McElheny
1863–1944
Marriage: 16 February 1886
Walter Hugh Wilson
1886–1942
Marguerite Wilson
1888–
Mary Grace Wilson
1891–1980
Lucy V Wilson
1894–

Sources (8)

  • Andrew Wilson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Andrew S. Wilson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Andrew S Wilson, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

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World Events (8)

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

1863

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

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

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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