When Cara A Wilson was born on 6 January 1829, in Morgan, Alabama, United States, her father, William B Wilson, was 46 and her mother, Margaret Tollett, was 35. She married John McLennan about 1847, in Morgan, Jefferson, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Milam, Texas, United States in 1850. She died on 30 October 1866, in McLennan, Texas, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Wilson Cemetery, Salem, Milam, Texas, United States.
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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.
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Possible Related NamesCara A "Cary" Wilson - Daughter of William B Wilson and Margaret Tollett. Cary married, before 1848 probably in Milam Co., TX, John McLennan, a son of Neill Love McLennan Sr and Christian A Campbell. …
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