Benjamin James Wilson

1790 - 1859  (69 years)

• Name	Benjamin James Wilson
  Birth	4 Apr 1790	NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0FA297E7DF48FD4D8548F552D5600E2A21C0
  Death	7 Nov 1859	Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC)
  Burial	Catheys Creek Baptist Cem, Transylvania Co, NC
  Person ID	I114881	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Jane Grant,   b. 6 Jan 1807, NC d. 12 Aug 1894, Transylvania Co, NC (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1824	Buncombe Co, NC
  Children	1. Mary Malinda Wilson,   b. 24 Feb 1824, NC d. 1877, Transylvania Co, NC (Age 52 years)   2. Sarah Jane Wilson,   b. 27 Oct 1829, Buncombe Co, NC d. 14 May 1873, Transylvania Co, NC (Age 43 years)   3. Rachel Wilson,   b. 1835/1836, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) (Age > 15 years)   4. Joseph H Wilson,   b. 1837/1838, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) (Age > 13 years)   5. Benjamin James Wilson, Jr,   b. 2 Jan 1839   d. 10 Feb 1922, Transylvania Co, NC (Age 83 years)   6. Jane Wilson,   b. 1841/1842, Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) (Age > 19 years)   7. Samuel S Wilson,   b. 10 Jul 1844, Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 13 Oct 1927, Pickens Co, SC (Age 83 years)   8. Ruth Wilson,   b. 1845/1846, Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 1850/1852, Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) (Age 6 years)   9. Marcus Maxwell Wilson,   b. 2 Mar 1849   d. 21 Apr 1929, Transylvania Co, NC (Age 80 years)   10. Martha Ruth Wilson,   b. 1851/1852, Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. Aft 1925, Houston, Harris Co, TX (Age > 74 years)
  Family ID	F31655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:From Ancestry.com tree of Christina Butler 2023; !CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co., NC p. 208 (near Joseph Evans, so in Henderson). Benjamin Wilson age 30-39 (1790/1800) 200001-11011 * A few houses from Matthew Wilson (1770/80); !CENSUS:1840 Henderson Co., NC p. 145 Benjamin Wilson age 30-39 (1800/10) 202001-20101; !CENSUS:1850 Henderson Co., NC # ---/714 Benj. Wilson 60 Farmer $200 NC Jane 43 Mary M. 26 Rachael 14 Joseph H. 12 B. J. 10 m J. M. 8 m ***** 1850 census is all jumbled. This family was found at the top of another page, probably part of above. # 722/722 Samuel S. Wilson 6 Ruth 4 Marcus M. 1; !WILL: 1 Nov 1853 Henderson Co., NC Will Book p. 36 To "Jane Grant my dearly beloved wife" (refered that way several times). Children mentioned, but not named. Executors: wife and Ephraim England S: Benj Wilson Witnesses P. Jackson, William Nicholson. Will proven Jan 1854 court;