Adams County History & Genealogy



Adams County, Ohio Descendancies


Descendants of Marshall John Wilson

1. MARSHALL JOHN3 WILSON (ROBERT2, JAMES1) was born January 06, 1871 in PA, and died October 23, 1935 in Highland Co., OH. He married ANNA LOUELLA SMALLEY, daughter of RALPH SMALLEY and SARAH WHITE. She was born November 12, 1888 in Highland Co., OH, and died January 03, 1937 in Highland Co., OH.

Notes for MARSHALL JOHN WILSON:

1920 Census

Adams Co., OH

Meigs Twp.

WILSON, Marshall, age 45
WILSON, Anna, age 35
WILSON, Mary, age 8
WILSON, Ralph, age 6
WILSON, Carl, age 4
WILSON, Edward, age 2

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More About MARSHALL JOHN WILSON:

Burial: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Highland Co., OH

Residence: 1925, Peebles, OH

More About ANNA LOUELLA SMALLEY:

Burial: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Highland Co., OH

 

Children of MARSHALL WILSON and ANNA SMALLEY are:

i. MARY4 WILSON, b. 1912; d. Bef. June 1995; m. RALPH WISEHART.

2. ii. RALPH VORA WILSON, b. December 10, 1913, Highland Co., OH; d. June 28, 1995, Highland Co., OH.

3. iii. CARL LEWIS WILSON, b. 1916, Highland Co., OH.

iv. RAMON EDWARD "RAY" WILSON, b. 1918, Highland Co., OH.

More About RAMON EDWARD "RAY" WILSON:

Residence: Shirley, Indiana

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. RALPH VORA4 WILSON (MARSHALL JOHN3, ROBERT2, JAMES1) was born December 10, 1913 in Highland Co., OH, and died June 28, 1995 in Highland Co., OH. He married DOROTHY JANE MOORE March 29, 1938 in Highland Co., OH, daughter of ROBERT MOORE and LILLY CROTHERS. She was born December 18, 1918 in Adams Co., OH, and died November 28, 1994 in Highland Co., OH.

Notes for RALPH VORA WILSON:

OBIT

WILSON, Ralph V., 81, of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, June 28 (1995), at The Highland District Hospital. He was born December 10, 1913, at Sinking Spring, the son of the late Marshall and Anna (Smalley) Wilson. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy (Moore) Wilson, on November 28, 1994, and one sister, Mary Wisehart. Mr. Wilson retired from the N&W Railroad and was a member of the Highland County Senior Citizens. He is survived by four sons, James Wilson of Springfield, Ronald Wilson of Hillsboro, Robert Wilson and Gary Wilson, both of Peebles; four daughters, Mary Smith of Hillsboro, Garnett Conn of Peebles, Diana Meredith of Bloomingburg, and Shirley Johnson of Wilmington; two brothers Carl Wilson and Ray Wilson, both of Shirley, Indiana; 26 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 1, at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Peebles, with Bill Christman officiating. Burial was in the Locust Grove Cemetery. (Defender, 5 July 1995)

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More About RALPH VORA WILSON:

Burial: Locust Grove Cemetery, Adams Co., OH

Notes for DOROTHY JANE MOORE:

OBIT

WILSON, Dorothy Jane Moore, 75, of Hillsboro, formerly of Peebles, passed away Monday, November 28 (1994), at Highland District Hospital. She was born December 18, 1918 near Lawshe, the daughter of Robert and Lilly Crothers Moore. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Wilson; four sons, James of Springfield, Donald of Hillsboro, Gary and Robert William of Peebles; four daughters, Mary Smith of Highland, Garnet Conn of Peebles, Shirley Johnson of Wilmington, Dianna Meredith of Bloomingburg; one brother, Russell Moore of Hillsboro; one sister, Opal Thurman of Leesburg; 26 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Highland County Senior Citizens. Visitation will be held Wednesday (today) from 6-8 p.m., at the Funeral Home Thursday. Burial will follow in the Locust Grove Cemetery with Bill Christman officiating. (Defender, 30 Nov 1994)

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More About DOROTHY JANE MOORE:

Burial: Locust Grove Cemetery, Adams Co., OH

3. CARL LEWIS4 WILSON (MARSHALL JOHN3, ROBERT2, JAMES1) was born 1916 in Highland Co., OH. He married JUNE GERTRUDE HART 1938 in Highland Co., OH, daughter of NELSON STINSON and GRACE HYLTON. She was born 1917 in KY.

More About CARL LEWIS WILSON:

Residence: Shirley, Indiana