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Below is a family biography included in The History of Perry County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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SAMUEL WILSON, proprietor of Troy pottery, is a native of Staffordshire, England, born November 25, 1825. His parents, Samuel and Anna (Dodds) Wilson, were both natives of England, where they passed their lives. Samuel received only a limited education in youth. He learned the potter’s trade in his native country, and in 1849 came to the United States. He lived for two years in Cincinnati, after which, in company with others of his countrymen, he engaged in the pottery business, the firm being known as the Indiana Pottery Company. He is now the sole proprietor of the works which he erected in 1860, and is actively engaged in the manufacture of Rockingham and yellow ware, popularly known in southern Indiana as Troy ware. Mr. Wilson has met with good success financially, and now may be said to be in easy circumstances. In 1847 he married Anna Eld, who died in 1881, leaving three sons and one daughter. Six children are deceased. In 1882 he married Anna Wilson, his present wife.
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This family biography is one of 257 biographies included in The History of Perry County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Perry County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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