Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

William Wallace Wilson



1913 - Jul 24 - Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wilson of Indianapolis are at their cottage for a few weeks

The Culver Citizen Thu, Jul 09, 1914 ·Page 3 1914 0 JUl 9 - boys Club Left $75,000.

    The will of the late W. W. Wilson of Indianapolis, a member of the Maxinkuckee summer colony, was probated last week. According to the Indianapolis Star Mr.Wilson left an estate valued at $600,000. Among other bequests the Boys' Club Association of Indianapolis is to receive the sum of $75,000 for building, and the income from thousands more for maintaining, a third club house for boys, to be known as the "W. W. Wilson Memorial for Boys." The residence on North Meridian. and the summer home on Lake Maxinkuckee are left, among other properties, to Mrs. Wilson. The two Bons will each receive $100,000, and the sons and the widow all receive annuities.







William Wallace Wilson Birth 8 Jul 1829 Birth Henry County, Indiana Death 5 Apr 1914 Henry County, Indiana Circle Grove Cemetery Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana, son of John Cadwallader Wilson and Amelia Foulke
    WILLIAM W. WILSON DEAD

    Man Widely Known in This County Expires at Spiceland Home.

    The funeral services of William W. Wilson, age eighty-four years, who died at his home in Spiceland Sunday, will be held tomorrow

    Mr. Wilson is one of the oldest men in northern Rush county or southern Henry county and is well known here in Rushville.

    For many years he conducted a saw and planning mill at Spiceland. He retired from business a quarter of a century ago.

    He is survived by a widow and two children by a former wife. They are Mrs. Edgar Pleas of Oklahoma and Marcus A .Wilson of Wayne county. - Daily Republican Rushville, Indiana Apr 07, 1914.


m 1st 15 Dec 1849 Rich Square, Henry county, Indiana Caroline Meader Wickersham Birth 1 Jul 1831 Hopewell, Henry, Indiana Death 16 May 1863 Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa Burial Rich Square Cemetery Henry County, Indiana daughter of Abel Wickersham and Eliza Ann Bailey

Children of William Wallace Wilson and Caroline Meader Wickersham
    Marcus A. Wilson (1851–1923) married 1872 Eliza J Scovell (1847-1873 daughter of Father Nathan Scovell and Sarah M Sweet; married 2nd before 1874 Clara S. ? (1846-1877); married 3rd 1882 Eliza C Barnes Bond

    Joseph Warren Wilson (1851-1859)

    Mary Annis Wilson married John Quincy Baily

    Eva Ellen Wilson (1589-1933) married James T Townsend

    Caroline Meader Wilson 1863–1911) married Daniel H Talbert



married 2nd 16 Nov 1867 Wayne, Indiana Olive Butler Birth 12 Feb 1846 Wayne County, Indiana, Death 19 Jun 1887 Henry County, Indiana, Burial Circle Grove Cemetery Spiceland, Henry ' County, Indian daughter of Anselm Butler and Ruth Cook

CHildren of William Wallace Wilson and Olive Butler
    Lucy Wilson(1869–1949) married Edgar Pleas

    Martha "Mattie M." Wilson (1870–)married Ernest R Sisson

    J. Warren Wilson (1973-1895)


married 3rd 19 Apr 1905 Rush county, Indiana Mary J. Elliott Birth 11 May 1854 North Carolina Death 9 Nov 1925 Henry County, Indiana Burial Circle Grove Cemetery Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana daughter of Samuel (Manuel) Elliott Sophia Davis
  
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 
Name	William W Wilson
Event Type	Marriage Intention (Marriage)
Marriage Date	15 Dec 1849
Marriage Date on Image	15 1849
Marriage Place	Henry, Indiana
Residence Date	15 Dec 1849
Residence Date on Image	15 1849 Twelfth
Residence Place	Henry, Indiana
Spouse	Caroline M Wickersham
Monthly Meeting	Hopewell Monthly Meeting
Yearly Meeting	Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting
Meeting State	Indiana
Meeting County	Henry

1850 United States Federal Census 
Name	Wm W Wilson
Gender	Male
Race	White
Residence Age	21
Birth Date	abt 1829
Birthplace	Indiana
Residence Date	1850
Home in 1850	Franklin, Henry, Indiana, USA
Line Number	1
Dwelling Number	20
Family Number	25
Inferred Spouse	Caroline M Wilson
Household members
Name	Age
Wm W Wilson	21
Caroline M Wilson	19
 
1860 United States Federal Census 
Name	William W Wilson
Age	31
Birth Year	abt 1829
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birth Place	Indiana
Home in 1860	Macedonia, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Post Office	Macedonia
Dwelling Number	819
Family Number	746
Occupation	Farmer
Real Estate Value	2000
Personal Estate Value	556
Inferred Spouse	Caroline F Wilson
Inferred Child	Marcus Wilson; Mary A Wilson; Eva E Wilson
Household members
Name	Age
William W Wilson	31
Caroline F Wilson	28
Marcus Wilson	9
Mary A Wilson	4
Eva E Wilson	1

Wayne County Indiana Marriage Records, 1811-1903
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Record details
Name	William W Wilson
Gender	Male
Marriage Date	16 Nov 1867
Marriage Place	Wayne, Indiana, USA
Spouse	Olive Butler
Book	Book J
Page	Page 14 

1870 United States Federal Census 
Name	William W Wilson
Age in 1870	60
Birth Date	abt 1810
Birthplace	Indiana
Dwelling Number	8
Home in 1870	Spiceland, Henry, Indiana
Race	White
Gender	Male
Post Office	Spiceland
Occupation	Saw Mill Tender
Male Citizen Over 21	Yes
Personal Estate Value	7000
Real Estate Value	2500
Inferred Children	Olive Wilson; Marons A Wilson; Mary A Wilson; Ena E Wilson; Lucy Wilson; Mary Wilson
Household members
Name	Age
William W Wilson	60
Olive Wilson	25
Marons A Wilson	19
Mary A Wilson	14
Ena E Wilson	11
Lucy Wilson	
Mary Wilson	3/12 

1880 United States Federal Census 
Name	William W. Wilson
Age	50
Birth Date	Abt 1830
Birthplace	Indiana
Home in 1880	Spiceland, Henry, Indiana, USA
Dwelling Number	283
Race	White
Gender	Male
Relation to Head of House	Self (Head)
Marital Status	Married
Spouse's Name	Olive B. Wilson
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Occupation	Farmer
Neighbors	View others on page
Household members
Name	Age
William W. Wilson	50
Olive B. Wilson	34
Lucy Wilson	11
Martha Wilson	10
Warren Wilson	7 

1900 United States Federal Census 
Name	William Nilson
Age	70
Birth Date	Jul 1829
Birthplace	Indiana, USA
Home in 1900	Spiceland, Henry, Indiana
Sheet Number	6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation	137
Family Number	141
Race	White
Gender	Male
Relation to Head of House	Head
Marital Status	Widowed
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania, USA
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation	Capitalist
Months Not Employed	0
Can Read	Y
Can Write	Y
Can Speak English	Y
House Owned or Rented	Own
Home Free or Mortgaged	F
Farm or House	H
Neighbors	View others on page
Household members
Name	Age
William Nilson	70
Lucy Nilson	31

Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 
Name	William W Wilson
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age	76
Event Type	Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Birth Date	8 Jul 1829
Marriage Date	19 Apr 1905
Marriage Place	Indiana, United States
Father	John C Wilson
Mother	Amelia Foulke
Spouse	Mary J Elliott

1910 United States Federal Census 
Name	William W Wilson
Age in 1910	80
Birth Date	1830
Birthplace	Indiana
Home in 1910	Spiceland Ward 5, Henry, Indiana, USA
Sheet Number	7b
Street	East Broad Street
Race	White
Gender	Male
Relation to Head of House	Head
Marital Status	Married
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Native Tongue	English
Occupation	Own Income
Home Owned or Rented	Own
Home Free or Mortgaged	Free
Farm or House	House
Able to read	Y
Able to Write	Y
Enumeration District Number	0098
Years Married	4
Enumerated Year	1910
Neighbors	View others on page
Household members
Name	Age
William W Wilson	80
Mary J Wilson	55 
 
Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 
Name	Wm W Wilson
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age	84
Marital Status	Married
Birth Date	8 Jul 1829
Birth Place	Indiana
Death Date	5 Apr 1914
Death Place	Spiceland, Henry, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date	1910 - 1919
Father	John C Wilson
Mother	Amelia Folb
Spouse	Mary E Wilson