ISAAC WILSON, b. October 20, 1805 and d. June 15, 1876, married SARAH SNYDER, b. July 16, 1805 and d. June 05, 1893. Birth dates in this summary have been figured from date of deaths and inscription of age on burial stones, so there may be some room for disagreement with other sources. They moved from Columbia County and settled in the Sonestown/Davidson Twp. area between 1850 and 1860. Their children were:

ELIAS S. WILSON, son of Isaac Wilson and Sarah Snyder, b. 1828 and d. January 07, 1886, married MARY ANN HILL, b. 1834. Mary Ann Hill was the daughter of Andrew and Amy Hill. They were living with their family in Franklin Twp. in 1840. By 1850, they have moved to Davidson Twp. and are living next to John Phillips and Susanah (Sones) Phillips. Elias and Mary Ann’s children were

Jacob Wilson, son of Isaac Wilson and Sarah Snyder, married Mary Catherine, b. 1833 (figured from census records). We can only trace Jacob until 1880 so far; their son Isaac is buried in Sonestown. In the census for 1860 and 1880, Jacob’s wife is listed as Catherine and in 1870 as Mary C. Wilson. Jacob and Mary C.’s children were:

John O. Wilson, son of Isaac Wilson and Sarah Snyder, married Sarah Elizabeth Martinas b. June 16, 1838 and d. December 28, 1904; they rest in the Sonestown Cemetery. Sarah’s last name was listed on her daughter Laura Wilson Gower’s death certificate as McKeens, but on the death certificate for Laura's sister, Sarah Elizabeth Wilson Fulmer, it is stated that their mother’s last name was "Mettanis". Also, Amanda Wilson (b. 01/06/1876), a third sister of Laura and Sarah, listed names and dates of birth and death of her family members in the back of a book. This source book, copyrighted 1892, and now in the possession of Amanda's grand-daughter, complements the census records by providing actual dates for events, not just years. It also contains a written dedication to "Miss Amanda Wilson", presumably written about 1892. The book was a biography of the Maine lawyer and Presidential candidate James G. Blaine. Anyhow, Amanda Wilson lists their mother’s name as "Sara Martinas". Janice Decker is still looking into the correct spelling. In the 1870 DAvidson Twp. census report, John "Martenis" lives next door to Isaac and Sarah (Snyder) Wilson, the parents of John O. Wilson. The Wilsons are 64 and John Martenis is 68 years old. Perhaps their children married, although we are not sure, but the proximity lends credence to "Martinas" or a similar last name for John's wife, Sarah Elizabeth.

John O. and Sarah’s children were:

Mary Jane Wilson. daughter of Isaac Wilson and Sarah Snyder, married John Gower and then, on April 28, 1864, married Edmund Jefferson Sones (July 01, 1842-June 16, 1912) in Columbia Co. PA. Edmund was the son of Isaac T. Sones and Matilda (Unger) Sones. Mary Jane and Edmund’s children were:

Isaac N. Wilson, son of Isaac Wilson and Sarah Snyder, married Rachel Phillips, b. 1842, daughter of John Phillips and Susanah Sones Phillips. Isaac and Rachel rest in Sonestown Cemetery. Their children were: