A Wilson Family Tree

Notes for Mary S. Owen

There are several marriage records for John Wilson in Missouri during the right time period. Choice of Mary Owen for John's spouse is not certain, but seems right for two reasons.

First, Mary and children are listed with her father (H. B. Owen) in the 1850 census (she is listed as Mary Fray, having already remarried and probably having already lost her second husband since he is not listed with her). The children's names and ages are a little off, but seem too close to be a coincidence: David T. Wilson, age 16; Mary G. Wilson, age 12, and Edmund T. Wilson, age 8 -- plus an additional child, John H. Wilson, age 10. David's middle initial is off, and age 12 is high for Mary compared to other censuses, but errors like that occur in censuses all the time. John H. presumably died relatively young, but whether as a child or as an adult I don't know; I just know that only David, Mary, and Edmund/Edward were still living at the time their grandfather, John Wilson, wrote his will.

Second, and what clinched it for me, are records for Edmund/Edward T. Wilson over the years. See the notes for him for details.

The Pittman/Hill/Lentz Family Tree on Ancestry.com has quite a bit of information on Mary Owen, and shows three marriages for her: to John Wilson on 14 Jul 1834 in Howard Co., MO; to Thornton Fray on 12 Apr 1846 in Randolph Co., MO; and to Robert Currin on 15 Nov 1850 in Randolph Co., MO. (Find A Grave, listing for Mary S. Owens Curran, shows the spelling Curran on her gravestone.)

Note: Some of the information in these pages is uncertain. Please let me know of errors or omissions using the email link above. ...Mike Wilson

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