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The
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THE
WILSONS, of East Lackawannock Township, were early settlers.
John Wilson, Sr., was born in Dublin, Ireland, August 15, 1765, and was
married to Grace Miller. He came to Mercer County in 1800, bought the
farm on which he lived in 1804 from Hendricks and Bready, administrators
of the John Gold estate, of Allegheny. He paid $200 for 200 acres. the
old deed bearing date of March 29, 1789. The issue of this marriage were
seven children: James. Grace, John, William, Nellie, Charles and
Margaret. He was one of the early members of the old Cool Spring
Presbyterian Church, of which the Rev. Samuel Tait was pastor. He walked
through the woods a distance of Six miles every Sabbath to attend the
services, taking a lunch and remaining all day. James Wilson, the eldest
son of James, Sr., was born in Ireland August 11, 1790, and came to
America with his father when about eight years old. He was married March
8, 1820, to Esther Harris, of Mahoning County, Ohio, and reared six
children: William H., Margaret C., Isaac Newton, Phoebe C., Almon B.
and James L. Almon B., of Coitsville, Ohio, and Phoebe C., of
Marshalltown, Iowa, are the only surviving members of the family. Newton
Wilson, father of W. H. and George H. Wilson, was born in Mercer County
October 9, 1824, and married Cynthia A. Hoagland, daughter of Jesse and
Elizabeth Hoagland, of Brookfield, Ohio, April 3, 1851. He followed
dairying for over a quarter of a century, was a stanch Democrat, and one
of the surviving members of the First Presbyterian Church at the time of
the split mentioned elsewhere in this work. They reared two children:
William H. and George H. The former was born April 3, 1852, and the
latter was born March 21, 1859. Newton Wilson died July 8, 1877, and his
widow, Cynthia A., died March 8, 1884. William H. Wilson was married to
Laura A. Snyder October 9, 1883,. She was a daughter of Joel and Elizabeth
Snyder, of Hempfield Township. He bought the farm formerly owned and
settled by William Alexander in 1797, and who was probably the second
settler in the township. William H. Wilson moved to this their present
home on April 1, 1884, and has one son, Jay Clyde, born October 2, 1887.
George H. Wilson, of East Lackawannock, was married to Kate D., daughter
of Jesse and Sadie Hoagland, June 26, 1884. He has one child, Jesse, and
owns and lives on the old original homestead of his father. Jesse and
Jay Clyde Wilson are the fifth generation, their great-great-grandfather
having come from Ireland almost 100 years ago.
History of Mercer County, 1888, page 995
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