NameJohn Wilson
Birthabt 1824, Clay Co., Kentucky
SpouseLevisa Pruitt
Birthabt 1821, South Carolina
Children
Birth29 Apr 1847, Owsley Co., Kentucky
Death17 Dec 1932, Devils Fork, Elliott Co., Kentucky
BirthJun 1849, Kentucky
Birthabt 1851, Clay Co., Kentucky
Death1929, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birth22 Jul 1853, Owsley Co., Kentucky
Birth28 Aug 1855, Owsley Co., Kentucky
Death22 Feb 1924, Vermilion Co., Illinois
Birth16 Jan 1858, Owsley Co., Kentucky
Death12 Nov 1927, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birth5 Nov 1860, Owsley Co., Kentucky
Death7 Oct 1943, Minor, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Census Notes for John & Levisa (Family)
1860 census of Owsley Co., Ky, enumerated 6 Aug, lists on p. 50 as family #338:
John Wilson, 36, farmer, b. Ky; Levisa, 39, b. S.C.; Alfred, 13; Edward, 10; Sarah J., 8; Daniel, 6; Pleasant, 4; Andrew, 2. All children born in Ky.

1870 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Sandy Hook precinct, enumerated 27 June, lists on p. 36 as family #215:
Wilson, John, 46, farmer, b. Ky; Lucy, 48, b. S.C.; Edmund, 21; Sarah, 19; Daniel, 16; Pleasant, 14; Andrew, 12; Green B., 9. All children born in Ky.

The next household is their son Alfred, age 23, living alone.

1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 8 as family #62/63:
Wilson, Allen, 33, b. Ky Ky S.C., farmer; John, 54, father, b. Ky N.C. Ky, unemployed; Levisa, 59, mother, b. Ky Ky N.C.

Allen is apparently the same son listed as Alfred in previous census years. The next two households are headed by their sons Pleasant and Andrew, and their son Edmond is two households above at #60/61.
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