Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Robert Wilson and Rachel Colburn




Husband Robert Wilson 1

           Born: Abt 1811 - near Ursina, Somerset Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1884 1
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 



Wife Rachel Colburn 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1845 - Fayette Co, PA 1
         Buried: 


Children
1 M Shadrach Wilson 1

           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1906
         Buried: 



2 M Perry B. Wilson 1

           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1906
         Buried: 



3 F Martha J. Wilson 2

           Born:  - Fayette Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Feb 1905 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Samuel R. Eicher (1831-1904) 2


4 M Harrison Wilson 1 4

           Born: 10 Mar 1838 - Fayette Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elizabeth Sullenberger (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 8 Jan 1862 5


5 M Davis Wilson 1

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 



6 F Hannah Wilson 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Joseph Weibel (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Husband - Robert Wilson


He was a native of Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for a number of years. In 1840 he removed to Fayette County where he spent his remaining days.

He was a cooper by trade, but also engaged in bridge building and became well known in that part of the state.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 271.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 7, 271.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 8.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 266.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 272.


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