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Walter A. Wilson
M, #10634, b. 7 August 1807, d. 11 September 1885
Parents
| Father | Nehemiah Wilson, Jr. (b. about 1757, d. 3 August 1837) |
| Mother | Rachel Avery (b. about 1770, d. 2 December 1846) |
Family: Rachel Waters (b. 11 August 1810, d. 26 January 1894)
| Daughter | Eliza Wilson+ (b. 10 June 1835, d. 24 December 1885) |
| Son | James H. Wilson (b. 1838, d. before 1852) |
| Daughter | Ellen A. Wilson (b. 1843) |
| Son | John Henry Wilson (b. 1845) |
| Son | James W. Wilson+ (b. July 1851) |
Biography
| Note | Walter A. Wilson is identified as a son of Rachel in her Revolutionary War Pension documents. | |
| Birth | 7 August 1807 | Walter A. Wilson was born on 7 August 1807 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. His father Nehemiah's pension application states: " I have a family residing with me consisting of a wife fifty years, my Daughter Anna, aged Eighteen years, and my son Walter A., aged thirteen years." In Walter's mother's pension application, filed 18 Aug 1838, it states that he appeared and was sworn in, and is described as age twenty-eight, which would indicate a birthdate of 1810.1,2 |
| Marriage | He and Rachel Waters were married, date unknown | |
| Census | 1840 | He appeared in the census 1840 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Walter is listed as: Walter Wilson One male under 5 One male 30-40 One female 5-10 One female 10-15 One female 30-40 Neighbors: Joshua Lyon, William Merritt, Daniel Redfield, Abigail Lyon, Elisha Lyon, Peter Buckheart, Benj. Yarrington, Rachel Wilson, William Mosier, Thomas Washburn, Sanford Banks, Benj Green. Other Merritt's and Lyon's. Could be King St. area or Glenville. Image 25/54 |
| Residence | 1850 | As of 1850 Walter lived at Long Ridge in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, |
| Census | 1850 | He appeared in the census 1850 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Walter is listed as: Walter Wilson, age 42, Machinist Rachel A., age 40, Eliza, age 16 James H., age 12 Ellen A., age 7 John, age 5 All family members born in CT. Neighbors: Mary Crabbe, Henry Cook, Luke Smith, F. T. Palmer, Wm H. Smith, John Newman, Lounsbury Palmer, James H. Clauson. By looking at the Clark 1858 map, we can see that this is Long Ridge village. |
| Census | 1860 | He appeared in the census 1860 at Long Ridge Post Office in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Walter is listed as: Walter A. Wilson, age 40, Machinist, real estate $1000, Personal $100 Racheal A., age 42 John Henry, age 17, House Painter James W., age 8 Neighbors: Between Mary Crabb (age 75, widow) and her daughter Betsy, and Richard Crabb, age 45, and family. Next door, Henry Waters, age 39, Cooper with wife and 7 yr. old son. Others: Hannah Lockwood, Joseph Ferris, John Bostwick, George W. Palmer This is identified on the census as Long Ridge. Image 6 of 182. Images 1-12 are Long Ridge. |
| Census | 1870 | He appeared in the census 1870 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Walter is listed as: Wilson, Walter A., age 54, Machinist, real estate $1500, personal $400 Rachiel A., age 55, Keeping House James W., age 18, "Without Occupation" In the same dwelling, Chancy Miller, 38, Shoe Maker, $500 personal estate, with his wife Mary E., 33, and their daughter, Anna, 14, all born in New York. Neighbors: Henry Waters (49, Cooper and Farmer) and his wife Mariah and son. G. W. Palmer, Merchant. Aaron Smith, Miller, James Finch, Merchant, Josiah Smith, Farmer. This is Long Ridge, but not identified as such on Census. Image 23 of 244 on Ancestry. |
| Census | 1880 | He appeared in the census 1880 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Walter is listed as: Wilson, Walter A., age 70, laborer Rachel, age 69, wife, keeping house. Neighbors: Aaron T. Smith, Miller, George W. Searles, Farmer, Solomon O. Smith, Blacksmith, George W. Palmer, Henry Waters, Image 15/20, District 157. |
| Death | 11 September 1885 | He died on 11 September 1885 at Long Ridge in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, His gravestone gives 1884 for his year of death, but a Stamford Advocate article about his last illness is dated 1885.2 |
| Newspaper Mention | 11 September 1885 | The 11 September 1885 edition of the Stamford Advocate, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported Long Ridge News: Walter Wilson, who has been in feeble health for several years, is now confined to his bed, and his recovery is considered extremely doubtful. |
| Burial | 13 September 1885 | He was buried on 13 September 1885 at Long Ridge Cemetery in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Obituary | 18 September 1885 | 18 September 1885, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Long Ridge Obituary:. Walter A. Wilson, a quiet and industrious citizen, and for many years employed by the Stamford Mfg. Co., at the Cove Mills, died last Wednesday afternoon at the age of 78 years. The funeral services were held at the Congregational church last Friday afternoon, Rev. A. McIntrye officiating. The remains were interred in the village cemetery. He leaves a widow and three children -- two daughters and a son. [Note: the son would be James W., the daughters Eliza and probably Ellen.] |
| Last Edited | 17 October 2020 |
Citations
- [S231] ; Record Group 15; FHL Film 0971703; Microcopy 804 (700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.: National Archives and Records Administration), Accessed on Ancestry, US Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, image 20 of 1437.
- [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial ID 26389729
Anna Wilson
F, #10635, b. 1802
Parents
| Father | Nehemiah Wilson, Jr. (b. about 1757, d. 3 August 1837) |
| Mother | Rachel Avery (b. about 1770, d. 2 December 1846) |
Biography
| Birth | 1802 | Anna Wilson was born in 1802 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Nehemiah's pension application states: " I have a family residing with me consisting of a wife fifty years, my Daughter Anna, aged Eighteen years, and my son Walter A., aged thirteen years."1 |
| Last Edited | 3 October 2020 |
Citations
- [S231] ; Record Group 15; FHL Film 0971703; Microcopy 804 (700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.: National Archives and Records Administration), Accessed on Ancestry, US Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, image 20 of 1437.
Nehemiah Wilson, 3rd
M, #10636, b. between 1780 and 1790
Biography
| Birth | between 1780 and 1790 | Nehemiah Wilson, 3rd, was born between 1780 and 1790 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Military Record | September 1813 | In September 1813 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Nehemiah is noted in military records p. 139 https://archive.org/details/waroftherevolution00recorich/page/138/mode/1up Nehemiah Wilson 3d is listed in Seth Mead's company, from Sep 8 - Sep 13, 1813, the same company as Selah Mead. |
| Census | 1820 | He appeared in the census 1820 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Nehemiah is listed as: "Nehem. Wilson" 1 male 10-16, one male 45 plus, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 45 plus, one in Agriculture Next to three Taylors (Nath'l, Daniel and Joseph) and Robert Peck. 8 names above Nehemiah Wilson, Jr. husband of Rachel Avery. This is confusing, there is not a male of the proper age to be a young father. Researching who this Nehemiah is. |
| Census | 1830 | He appeared in the census 1830 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Nehemiah is listed as: Nehemiah, Jr., 1 male 5-9, 1 male 40-49 1 female <5, 2 females 5-9, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 60-69. Head of household therefore born 1781 - 1790. Neighbors: Widow Rachel Mead, Thomas Mead, Henry Whelply, John Admiton [sp?], Peter Wilson (1 male, 70-80, 1 female 80-90), Polly Peacock, Jonas Mead. At the top of this page is Stephen Holly, Jr. Also a Briggs. Names I associate more with the northern area of Greenwich and even with Long Ridge (Stamford). Image 43 of 48. |
| Census | 1840 | He appeared in the census 1840 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Nehemiah is listed as: Unconfirmed if this is the same Nehemiah. One male 15-20 1 male 50-60 2 females 5-10 2 females 10-15 1 female 15-20 1 female 40-50 The other nearby Nehemiah Wilson indexed for 1840 is in North Salem, Westchester County: There is also one |
| Census | 1850 | He appeared in the census 1850 in Bushwick, Kings County, New York. Nehemiah is listed as: Nehemiah Wilson in the household of William Taylor, age 37, Baker, b. CT, Taylor's wife Eliza, age 34, b. CT Eleanor Taylor, age 15, b. CT Jane A. Taylor, age 14, b. CT Mary F. Taylor, age 11, b. NY William H. H. Taylor, age 9, b. NY Nehemiah is age 69, not employed, born in CT. This would give him a birth year of 1781. This is the only Nehemiah Wilson indexed on FamilySearch for 1850 who was born in Connecticut. |
| Last Edited | 26 August 2022 |
Caroline Cynthia Chase
F, #10638, b. 1837, d. 1919
Family: James B. Wilson (b. 10 October 1818, d. 30 September 1859)
Biography
| Birth | 1837 | Caroline Cynthia Chase was born in 1837. |
| Marriage | 3 March 1850 | James B. Wilson and she were married on 3 March 1850 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin,1 |
| Death | 1919 | She died in 1919 |
| Last Edited | 10 October 2020 |
Citations
- [S905] Ancestry Tree of DNA Match, not yet researched., DNA match BellF30
Rachel Waters
F, #10639, b. 11 August 1810, d. 26 January 1894
Family: Walter A. Wilson (b. 7 August 1807, d. 11 September 1885)
| Daughter | Eliza Wilson+ (b. 10 June 1835, d. 24 December 1885) |
| Son | James H. Wilson (b. 1838, d. before 1852) |
| Daughter | Ellen A. Wilson (b. 1843) |
| Son | John Henry Wilson (b. 1845) |
| Son | James W. Wilson+ (b. July 1851) |
Biography
| Birth | 11 August 1810 | Rachel Waters was born on 11 August 1810 in Connecticut.1 |
| Marriage | Walter A. Wilson and she were married, date unknown | |
| Newspaper Mention | 27 September 1889 | The 27 September 1889 edition of the Stamford Advocate, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported An Outrageous Assault One of the most outrageous assaults recorded in the criminal annals of Connecticut was reported to Deputy Sheriff Bolster on Sunday from Long Ridge in this town. It appears that Mrs. Walter Wilson lives alone in a small house near the village named. Her husband, who formerly worked inthe Cove Mills, has been dead some years, and she has an adult son working in Stamford and employed at Lounsbury and Soule's shoe factory. Saturday night a man whom she has identified as Charles Green, broke into the house in spite of what the circumstances show to have been a vigourous resistance on the part of the old lady, who is about 75 years of age. Succeeding in getting into the house, the unspeakably villainous monster made a violent assault upon the feeble old woman. Dr. Geib says she bears the marks of heavy blows on her face and breast; some of her teeth were broken and there were lacerations in the roof of her mouth, as if the villain's finger nails had torn the flesh. Mrs. Wilson's own story discloses still other and more dastardly features of the assault. When her assailant finally retired from the premises, Mrs. Wilson managed to crawl to the house of the nearest neighbors some distance off, and related to their horrified ears the piteous tale she had to tell, emphasized as it was by the blood and mire on her person -- visible evidences of the ruffian's brutality. They assisted her home and remained with her all night, and later other neighbors joined with them in ministering to the aged victim's necessities. Sunday morning Mrs. Wilson's son in Stamford heard of the affair by a messenger from the Ridge, who also notified Sheriff Bolster, who, accompanied by officer Daniel Hickey, drove up to the place, and on the information of Mrs. Wilson herself, arrested Charles Green (colored) aged 26. Green was brought to the house and she identified him positively as the man who did the deed. Green was found at the home of his aunt in the near neighborhood of the crime. He denies the charge. The trial will come off before the Borough Court of Stamford, as soon as the principal witness for the prosecution can appear. Meanwhile the prisoner is safely behind the bars at Bridgeport. Mrs. Wilson's injuries, especially the laceration of her mouth and tongue, were inflicted while her assailant was endeavoring to prevent her outcries. He struck her with his clenched fist many times and choked her unmercifully. Once he caught her by the tongue and made a threat that if she did not stop that -- i.e., her attempts to call for help -- he would tear the member loose from her head, and so far carried out his threat that the blood flowed in a stream from the laceration, the carpet being saturated with gore, and presenting a sight that chilled the blood in the veins of the many spectators who saw it Sunday morning. Charles Bouton drove to Stamford in the early part of Sunday, and informed Sheriff Bolster and others. That officer lost no time in going for Green, and brought him first to the bedside of the victim, who positively identified him as her assailant. Mrs. Wilson is now attended daily by Dr. Prior. The alleged Perpetrator of the crime, Chas. B. Green, has been living in the vicinity, off and on for the past three years, doing but little work, and bearing not the best of characters from all accounts. He is about 26 years of age. |
| Death | 26 January 1894 | She died on 26 January 1894 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| Burial | 28 January 1894 | She was buried on 28 January 1894 at Long Ridge Cemetery in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
Citations
- [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID 26389700 Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, CT
Eliza Wilson
F, #10640, b. 10 June 1835, d. 24 December 1885
Parents
| Father | Walter A. Wilson (b. 7 August 1807, d. 11 September 1885) |
| Mother | Rachel Waters (b. 11 August 1810, d. 26 January 1894) |
Family: Edward Scofield (b. 1812, d. 1885)
| Son | Edward Scofield (b. 1852) |
| Daughter | Jenny Scofield (b. 1857, d. 1861) |
| Daughter | Satilla Scofield (b. 1861, d. 1870) |
| Daughter | Lizzie Scofield (b. 1865) |
Biography
| Birth | 10 June 1835 | Eliza Wilson was born on 10 June 1835 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Marriage | 1856 | Edward Scofield and she were married in 1856 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| Census | 1880 | She appeared in the household of Edward Scofield in the census 1880 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Edward is listed as |
| Death | 24 December 1885 | She died on 24 December 1885 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
Citations
- [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID 14164918 Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, CT
James H. Wilson
M, #10641, b. 1838, d. before 1852
Parents
| Father | Walter A. Wilson (b. 7 August 1807, d. 11 September 1885) |
| Mother | Rachel Waters (b. 11 August 1810, d. 26 January 1894) |
Biography
| Birth | 1838 | James H. Wilson was born in 1838 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Death | before 1852 | He died before 1852 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Death assumed because they named another son James. |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
Ellen A. Wilson
F, #10642, b. 1843
Parents
| Father | Walter A. Wilson (b. 7 August 1807, d. 11 September 1885) |
| Mother | Rachel Waters (b. 11 August 1810, d. 26 January 1894) |
Biography
| Birth | 1843 | Ellen A. Wilson was born in 1843 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
John Henry Wilson
M, #10643, b. 1845
Parents
| Father | Walter A. Wilson (b. 7 August 1807, d. 11 September 1885) |
| Mother | Rachel Waters (b. 11 August 1810, d. 26 January 1894) |
Biography
| Birth | 1845 | John Henry Wilson was born in 1845 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Burial | He was buried at Long Ridge Cemetery in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
James W. Wilson
M, #10644, b. July 1851
Parents
| Father | Walter A. Wilson (b. 7 August 1807, d. 11 September 1885) |
| Mother | Rachel Waters (b. 11 August 1810, d. 26 January 1894) |
Family: Mary (b. March 1858)
| Daughter | Carrie A. Wilson (b. October 1877) |
| Son | George S. Wilson (b. May 1879) |
Biography
| Birth | July 1851 | James W. Wilson was born in July 1851 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Marriage | 1876 | He and Mary were married in 1876 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,2 |
| Census | 1880 | He appeared in the census 1880 at ED 157 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. James is listed as: Wilson, James (age 27 (hard to read), married, Painter) Mary A. (age 22, Wife, Keeping House, b. CT, father NY, mother Germany) Carrie A. (Daughter, age 2) George S. (Son, age 1) Both children born in CT Image 19/20. His parents are on 15/20, so this is still Long Ridge/North Stamford. Perhaps near her parents. They have been married 4 years. |
| Directory | 1889 | As of 1889 James was listed in the Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, directory at 21 Franklin as a shoemaker. He has the same listing in the 1890 directory. This is consistent with the statement in the 1889 article about his mother's burglary and assault, that she had a son in Stamford, employed at Lounsbury and Soule's shoe factory. |
| Census | 1900 | He appeared in the census 1900 at 207 Main St. in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. James is listed as: Wilson, J.W. (Head, b. July 1851, age 48, married 24 years, b. CT and parents also, Shoemaker, rents home) Mary (Wife, b. Mar 1858, age 42, married 24 years, 2 children, both living. Born in CT, father in NY, mother Germany, occupation dressmaker) Carrie (daughter, b. Oct 1877, age 22, single, b. CT) George (son, b. May 1879, single, b. CT, teller in a bank) Living in same building, probably apartment building, with widowed Harriet Waterbury and her grown children, and James McLaughlin (renter) and family. Perhaps Harriet Waterbury is the owner, it is not specified. As of 2020, this building does not appear to exist any more. 207 Main is a building built in 1927. |
| Last Edited | 18 October 2020 |
Citations
Edward Scofield
M, #10645, b. 1812, d. 1885
Family: Eliza Wilson (b. 10 June 1835, d. 24 December 1885)
| Son | Edward Scofield (b. 1852) |
| Daughter | Jenny Scofield (b. 1857, d. 1861) |
| Daughter | Satilla Scofield (b. 1861, d. 1870) |
| Daughter | Lizzie Scofield (b. 1865) |
Biography
| Birth | 1812 | Edward Scofield was born in 1812. |
| Marriage | 1856 | He and Eliza Wilson were married in 1856 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| Census | 1870 | He appeared in the census 1870 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Edward is listed as: Edward Scofield, age 57, Running Saw and Grist Mill. Real estate $6000 and Personal $6000. Born in New York Eliza, age 36, Keeping house Tilly, age 9 Minnie, age 7 Lizzie, age 5 Eliza and children born in CT. In the next household, Alven Weed, Merchant, and his wife, is living Edward Scofield, age 18, Clerk in Store. Neighbors: William H. Littell, William Davenport, Amasa Davenport, Steven Haight, Asher A. Weed Image 49/244 |
| Census | 1880 | He appeared in the census 1880 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Edward is listed as: Edward Scofield, age 67, Farmer, b. New York, and parents also. Eliza J., Wife, keeping house, b. in CT and parents also Minnie, age 15, daughter, single, without occupation Lizzie, age 14, daughter, single, without occupation Grandville, male, age 6, son Jane, daughter, age 2 Albert Cornell, age 33, famr laborer, b. in New York. Neighbors: George B. Christison, John Lockwood, Charles M. Lockwood, Asa Finch, James W. Rowland. Image 4/32, District 156 |
| Death | 1885 | He died in 1885 |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
Citations
- [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID 14164918 Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, CT
Jenny Scofield
F, #10646, b. 1857, d. 1861
Parents
| Father | Edward Scofield (b. 1812, d. 1885) |
| Mother | Eliza Wilson (b. 10 June 1835, d. 24 December 1885) |
Biography
| Birth | 1857 | Jenny Scofield was born in 1857 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Death | 1861 | She died in 1861 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
Satilla Scofield
F, #10647, b. 1861, d. 1870
Parents
| Father | Edward Scofield (b. 1812, d. 1885) |
| Mother | Eliza Wilson (b. 10 June 1835, d. 24 December 1885) |
Biography
| Birth | 1861 | Satilla Scofield was born in 1861 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Death | 1870 | She died in 1870 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
Edward Scofield
M, #10648, b. 1852
Parents
| Father | Edward Scofield (b. 1812, d. 1885) |
| Mother | Eliza Wilson (b. 10 June 1835, d. 24 December 1885) |
Biography
| Birth | 1852 | Edward Scofield was born in 1852 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
Lizzie Scofield
F, #10649, b. 1865
Parents
| Father | Edward Scofield (b. 1812, d. 1885) |
| Mother | Eliza Wilson (b. 10 June 1835, d. 24 December 1885) |
Biography
| Birth | 1865 | Lizzie Scofield was born in 1865 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
| Last Edited | 16 October 2020 |
Mary
F, #10650, b. March 1858
Family: James W. Wilson (b. July 1851)
| Daughter | Carrie A. Wilson (b. October 1877) |
| Son | George S. Wilson (b. May 1879) |
Biography
| Birth | March 1858 | Mary was born in March 1858 in Connecticut. |
| Marriage | 1876 | James W. Wilson and she were married in 1876 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| Last Edited | 17 October 2020 |
Citations
- [S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com, Stamford, CT, Dist 0100.