When Sarah Wilson was born on 7 October 1833, in Industry, McDonough, Illinois, United States, her father, John Martin Wilson, was 26 and her mother, Martha Ramsey Vance, was 29. She married Collen Cordell on 1 March 1862, in McDonough, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 9 November 1891, in Industry, McDonough, Illinois, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Vance Cemetery, Industry Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Lee Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Lee, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Lee, Iowa, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1852: McDonough, Illinois, United States
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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