WILSON, SAMUEL
, was born May 22, 1778, in Virginia. His parents moved to Kentucky, and he was married in Clarke county to Catharine McFaran. They had two children in Kentucky, and moved to Clarke county, Ohio, where five children were born. They moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving in the fall of 1828. Of their seven children -CLINTON; born Nov. 30, 1806, in Clarke county, Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, December, 1831, to Sally Shinkle. They had four children in Sangamon county. LOUISA J., born Sept. 13, 1832, married Alvin S. Taylor. See his name. JAMES W., born Dec. 28, 1835, enlisted July 20, 1861, at Sprinfield, in what became Co. B, 11th Mo. Inf., for three years. Mr. Wilson in company with Andrew J. Weber and Jesse D. Lloyd, raised the company, and when it was mustered in, August 3, 1861, at St. Louis, Weber was elected captain, Lloyd was first, and Wilson second lieutenant. Mr. Wilson was promoted April 21, 1862, to lint lieutenant. In November, 1862, Lieutenant Wilson was detailed as signal officer. He was on duty at Vicksburg Mississippi, at the time the rebels surrendered, July 4, 1863, and sent the following dispatch, the original copy of which he has in his possession. It is written in pencil, on a piece of printing paper, in Gen. Grant's own hand:
Admiral Porter:
The enemy have asked armistice to arrange terms of capitulation. Will you please cease firing until notified, or hear our batteries open. I shall fire a national salute into the city at daylight if they do not surrender.
U. S. GRANT,
Major General.
The result of that dispatch has gone into history. Lieutenant Wilson served in the Signal Corps until the expiration of his term of service, and was honorably discharged, August 15, 1864. He was married September 29, 1864, in Sangamon county, to Mary M. Morton, and resides one and one-quarter miles southeast of Barclay, Sangamon county, Illinois. MARY E., born March 6, 1838, married Alfred S. Constant. See his name. CLINTON, Jun., born Nov. 29, 1841-after the death of his father - enlisted August 12, 1862, CO. C, 114th Ill. Inf. He was severely wounded May 20, I863, at Vicksburg, recovered, served to the end of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged with the regiment. He was married Oct. I8, 1866, in Sangamon county to Rebecca J. Bales, a native of Madison county, Ohio. They have three children, DONA M., JAMES A. and WILLIAM O., and reside in Murry county, Minnesota, near Worthington, Noble county, in the same state. Clinton Wilson was killed May 21, 1841, by lightning, in Sangamon county, while on an errand to the house of a neighbor. His widow resides with her son, James W., near Barclay, Sangamon county, Illinois, 1874.
ELIZA, born March 11, 1809, in Kentucky married in Sangamon county, to Ambrose Cooper. See his name.
ROBERT, born Feb. 17, 1811, in Ohio died in Sangamon county, Nov. 27, 1829.
SABRIANA, born Oct. 16, 1815, in Ohio, came to Sangamon county, with her parents, went to Kentucky on a visit, was there married to John McFaren, and died leaving two children.
ISAAC C., born April 11, 1817, in Clarke county, Ohio, married in Sangamon county March 6, 1857, to Sarah E. Taylor. They have six living children, CATHARINE , ALBERT, ELMER E., ELIZA E., NORA M., and ISAAC T., and reside one and a quarter miles southeast of Barclay, Sangamon county, Illinois.
MELISSA, born Dec. 7, 1820, in Ohio, raised in Sangamon county, Went to Missouri on a visit, was there married to Reuben L. Davis, and died there Sept. 30, 1848, leaving one child, JAMES H., born Sept. 21, 1848 near Rolla, Missouri. He resides with his relatives near Barclay, Illinois.
ELI, born, Mar. 25, 1827, in Ohio, was drowned in Sangamon county, Dec. 16, 1834.
Mrs. Catharine Wilson died March 20, 1834, and Samuel Wilson died Oct. 21, 1858, both in Sangamon County, Illinois.