Peter Wilson and Elizabeth Van Valzah

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Husband Peter Wilson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 18 Feb 1798 - near Mifflinburg, Union Co, PA 1
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           Died: 20 Sep 1868 1
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         Father: John Wilson (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Nancy Forster (      -      ) 1

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Wife Elizabeth Van Valzah ¹

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         Father: Dr. Robert Van Valzah, Sr. (1764-1850) 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Sutherland (1768-1840) 4

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Children

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1 M Dr. Robert V. Wilson ^{1 2}

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           Born: Oct 1828 1
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           Died: 13 Feb 1878 - Clearfield, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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2 F Nancy Wilson ¹

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3 F Mary Wilson ¹

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4 M Rev. James D. Wilson, D.D. ^{1 2}

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5 M John F. Wilson ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Peter Wilson

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He learned the trade of a tanner, came up to Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1825, and started in connection with James Duncan and John Forster the tannery at Spring Mills, which he carried on jointly with them until 1832, when he bought them out and then carried on the business himself until 1865. When Mr. Wilson came up their nearest Presbyterian Church was at Sinking Creek (Centre Hill), until the church was built at Spring Mills in 1841.
When the Union Sabbath-school was organized in 1828, Mr. Wilson was its first treasurer, and became assistant superintendent in 1844, and superintendent in 1853.

1 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 296.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 82.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 82, 795.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 795.