When Samuel Shannon Wilson was born on 24 April 1827, in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States, his father, William C Wilson, was 27 and his mother, Eleanor Chenoweth, was 26. He married Tabitha C Bird on 5 January 1854, in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Trivoli, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Stark, Stark, Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 21 August 1890, in Blue Springs, Gage, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Wymore Cemetery, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1837: Peoria, Illinois, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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