James Wilson-Margaret Mc Elroy 
James was born may 27 1793 in in Sc. settled in Marion Co Lebanon Ky in 1789. He was the son of Capt. William Wilson.Tradition HAS IT; William  WAS A CAPTAin  IN THE REV WAR and that he was sent to Ky to protect the citizens from Indains and that he was a intimate friend of Daniel Boone.
on MaR 6 1790 HE WAS CAPTURED BY Indains-Deheaded and"placing his head on top a pole - The Cherokees rode off with it. This was witnessed by his son,James,who was then 17 yrs old , James recovered the Body and buried it ,keeping the facts from his Mother .
 James Married Margaret[Peggy] Mc Elroy June 19 1794 in Marion Co Ky.
She was born july 7 1773 in Ky,Daughter of Samuel and Mary Irvin Mc Elroy.
they were the parents of 14 children:
Mary 4-18-1796 married Arthur Davis[ lived in later years with youngest bro. Alfrod in Fayetteville ark]
Nancy 9-30-1797 married Wm Neild
William 2-16-1799 married ? Clark
Samuel Houston 1-3-1801 married Cinthia Gibson, killed in civil war in carroll co ark.
Sarah b 4-5-1802 married Ben Gibson[ lived in Paynesville Mo.]
Elizabeth born 9-24-1803
John Mc elroy 5-31-1805 married Ellen Lee[died in Carroll co ark.
James Irvine 1-19-1807 married Josephine Vinson[died 10-1-1851 in ponotoc miss.]
Green Wilson b8-22-1808 married Lodusky??[died in Carroll co ark]
Ann b 3-6-1810 married Henry Hughey[My Line] died in Boone Co Ark bt 1860-70
Margaret 5-25-1812 
Malinda b 2-26-1814 married John W Peel
Josephine 12-23-1815
Alfred M 6-8-1817 married #1Isabella Dickson #2Margaret Rhodes



As Alfred was the only child born in Tenn it appears they left Ky in 1816 He Died 1907 in Washington Co ark  buried in Evergreen cem@Fayetteville.

Margaret died 9-26-1834 in Lincoln Co Tenn then Jaames moved to Crooked Creek in then Carroll co Ark[now Boone Co]+He Died june 2 1859 in Washington co Ark   He Is Buried in the Mt Comfort Cem near Fayetteville.