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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