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Below is a family biography included in The History of Franklin County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888.  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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John E. and Elijah G. Wilson, farmers, of Section 19, Township 44, Range 1, St. John’s Township, were born in Franklin County, Mo., in 1836 and 1843, respectively. They are the sons of Elijah and Ellen (Cahill) Wilson. The father was a native Kentuckian, born about 1800. He married in the State of Kentucky in 1826, and in 1828 came to Franklin County, Mo., where he purchased 137 acres in Section 19, Township 44, Range 1, and where he settled, and where he passed the remainder of his days, dying in 1854. In connection with his farming interest, Mr. Wilson worked at the carpenter’s trade. He was one of the first settlers of Franklin County, and erected one of the first houses in the City of Washington. His wife was born in the State of Kentucky in 1807, is yet living, and is the mother of four children: Penolepy (widow of John H. Parker), John E., Elijah G. and Margaret Baumann. John and Elijah were born on the farm on which they now reside. After the death of their father they assumed charge of the old home place, and have since run it successfully. They now own 206 acres, and have a good home. John E. has never married, but, in 1877, Elijah G. wedded Sarah Murphy, who was born in Franklin County, Mo., and who bore him three children: Lou, Emma and Ida May. Our subjects are both Democrats, and their mother is a member of the Baptist Church.

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This family biography is one of 305 biographies included in The History of Franklin County, Missouri published in 1888.  For the complete description, click here: Franklin County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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