Mary Susanah Wilson

Brief Life History of Mary Susanah

When Mary Susanah Wilson was born on 1 June 1828, in South Carolina, United States, her father, Elias Wilson, was 30 and her mother, Martha McQuiston, was 52. She married Cook about 1848, in Henry, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Police Jury Ward 7, Jackson, Louisiana, United States in 1870 and Ward, Allen, Louisiana, United States in 1880. She died on 27 July 1896, in Ouachita, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Calhoun, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Duncan Griffin
1828–1918
Mary Susanah Wilson
1828–1896
Marriage: 22 November 1849
Martha Griffin
1849–
Susan M Griffin
1882–
Willie H. Griffin
1891–
Stell O. Griffin
1895–
Mary Catherine Griffin
1851–1926
Nancy D Griffin
1853–1879
Dollie Ann Griffin
1857–1887
Thomas E. Griffin
1857–1939
William Henry Griffin
1861–1902
James Monroe Griffin
1867–1946
John Alexander Griffin
1869–1964
Francis Elizabeth Griffin
1873–1938

Sources (15)

  • Mary S Griffin in household of Duncan Griffin, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary S Cook, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Mary Susanah Wilson Griffin, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed

In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.

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.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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