Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of James/Samuel (Jim) Wilson, CSA

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Descendants of James/Samuel (Jim) Wilson, CSA

Generation No. 2

2. William (Bill)² Wilson (James/Samuel (Jim)¹) was born in Georgia, and died Unknown. He married Dora //. She died Unknown.

Notes for William (Bill) Wilson:
When he was able, William left his brother and sister in Florida and moved back to Adel, Georgia. There he married and began a family of his own.

Pershing Caprus Wilson stated that some members of this branch of the Wilson family made their way back into Florida and settled in and around Lake City.

Children of William Wilson and Dora // are:

William Risby³ Wilson, d. Unknown.

Notes for William Risby Wilson:
It is believed that he lived in the (Hahira) area Lowndes County, Georgia.

4.	ii.		Hugh Wilson, d. Unknown.
	iii.		Mack Wilson, d. Unknown.

Notes for Mack Wilson:
It was said that Mack Wilson was a red headed lad.

3. Samuel Caprus² Wilson (James/Samuel (Jim)¹) was born 14 Sep 1851 in Lowndes County, Georgia, and died 04 Jun 1905 in Taylor County, Florida. He married (1) Mary Ann Johnson 14 Sep 1873 in Taylor County, Florida, daughter of William Johnson and Lucretia Woods. She was born 16 Jul 1837 in Madison County, Florida, and died 01 Mar 1886 in Perry, Taylor County, Florida. He met (2) Dora Henderson Bet. 1887 - 1892. She died Unknown. He married (3) Lucretia "Luzetta" Abigail Strickland Abt. 1891 in Taylor County, Florida, daughter of William Strickland and Mary Johnson. She was born 02 Sep 1864 in Taylor County, Florida, and died 26 Jan 1953 in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.

Notes for Samuel Caprus Wilson:
Fallowing the Civil War, Samuel Caprus Wilson was between the ages of 14 and 16 when his father, James (Jim), brought him along with his older brother (William) and sister (Addie) into the state of Florida.

Samuel Caprus Wilson had "three" families:

After the death of his first wife (Mary Ann Johnson), Samuel courted Dora Henderson and fathered a child that Dora named Ellen. Dora later married William Brooks who raised Ellen as his own. He even gave her his last name (Ellen Brooks). The Wilson family and the Brooks family have always recognized Ellen as the daughter of Samuel Caprus and her descendants as part of the Wilson family. Samuel married, a second time, his step-daughter (Lucretia "Luzetta" Abigail Strickland), who had come to help Samuel raise his children.

More About Samuel Caprus Wilson:
Burial: 1905, Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor County, Florida
Occupation: Cotton and Grain Planter

More About Mary Ann Johnson:
Burial: 1886, Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor County, Florida

More About Samuel Wilson and Mary Johnson:
Marriage: 14 Sep 1873, Taylor County, Florida

Notes for Dora Henderson:
Later Dora married William "Willie" Brooks who raised Ellen as his own. Both families (Wilson and Brooks) recognized Ellen as the daughter of Samuel Caprus Wilson. Ellen's descendants as well were included within the Wilson family.

More About Samuel Wilson and Dora Henderson:
Friends: Bet. 1887 - 1892

Notes for Lucretia "Luzetta" Abigail Strickland:
During the 1880s Louzetta moved in with her mother, Mary Ann Wilson and her step-father, Samuel Caprus Wilson. She was now old enough to help care for her half brothers and sisters. After her mother dies in 1886 and before 1892, she and her step-father, Samuel married. They then raised another Wilson family together.

More About Lucretia "Luzetta" Abigail Strickland:
Burial: 1953, Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor County, Florida

More About Samuel Wilson and Lucretia Strickland:
Marriage: Abt. 1891, Taylor County, Florida

Children of Samuel Wilson and Mary Johnson are:

	i.	Darcas³ Wilson, b. 14 Sep 1874, Taylor County, Florida; d. 09 Jun 1897, Taylor County, Florida.
5.	ii.	Samuel Knight Wilson, Rev., b. 16 Nov 1876, Perry, Taylor County, Florida; d. 12 Feb 1954, Thomasville, Georgia.
6.	iii.	Caprus (Cape) Johnson Wilson, b. 10 May 1878, Taylor County, Florida; d. 18 May 1959, Lamont, Jefferson County, Florida.
7.	iv.	Ida (Addie) Rebecca Wilson, b. 1881, Taylor County, Florida; d. 1976, Jefferson County, Florida.

Child of Samuel Wilson and Dora Henderson is:

Ellen Wilson³ (Brooks), b. Bet. 1887 - 1891, Taylor County, Florida; d. Unknown.

Children of Samuel Wilson and Lucretia Strickland are:

	vi.	Enos Risby³ Wilson, b. 04 Feb 1892, Taylor County, Florida; d. 13 Oct 1894, Taylor County, Florida.
9.	vii.	Samuel Light Wilson, b. 21 Sep 1894, Taylor County, Florida; d. 28 Dec 1988, Taylor County, Florida.
10.	viii.	Ruth Wilson, b. 28 Jun 1897, Taylor County. Florida; d. 18 Jan 1981, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
11.	ix.	Napoleon Bonapart Wilson, b. 16 Feb 1900, Taylor County, Florida; d. 23 Mar 1967, Taylor County, Florida.
12.	x.	Eunice Wilson, b. 12 Apr 1904, Taylor County, Florida; d. 09 Jun 1993, Perry, Taylor County, Florida.

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