Isaac Wilson

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Wilson was born in 1837, in Georgia, United States, his father, Joshua Wilson Jr, was 35 and his mother, Mary Pinson, was 27. He lived in Meriwether, Georgia, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Wilson Jr
1802–1868
Mary Pinson
1810–1858
Elizabeth Wilson
1832–
Isaac Wilson
1837–
Anderson Wilson
1840–
Martha Wilson
1841–
Emily Wilson
1849–1917

Sources (1)

  • Isaac Wilson in household of Joshua Wilson, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1838 · Orders No. 25 Removes Cherokees

A small group of Cherokees from Georgia voluntarily migrated to the Indian Territory. The remaining Cherokees in Georgia resisted the mounting pressure to leave. In 1838, U.S. President Martin Van Buren ordered U.S. troops to remove the Cherokee Nation. The troops gathered the Cherokees and marched them and other Native Americans from North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama along what is now known as “The Trail of Tears.” Approximately 5,000 Cherokees died on their way to Indian Territory.

1846

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

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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