Cara A Wilson

Brief Life History of Cara A

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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Family Time Line

John McLennan
1817–1886
Cara A Wilson
1829–1866
Marriage: about 1847
William Bernard Erath McLennan
1843–1924
John Calhoun McLennan
1850–1883
J Sampson McLennan
1855–1870
Eula V. Mc Lennan
1862–1908
Margaret Emma McLennan
1865–1918

Sources (5)

  • Carria Mc Lennan in household of J Mc Lennan, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Cara A Wilson McLennan, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Magret Wilson in entry for Emma Mclennen Harstmann, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1844 · German Immigration to Texas

Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.

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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Cara Wilson

Cara 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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