Ezekiel Monroe Wilson
and
Sarah Jane Cole

Page Updated Dec 2009
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The updating of the numbering system used on this page has been completed. Generation 28 is my own;
27 is that of my parents; 29 is that of my children, etc.  --   John M. Gwin, May 2009

Family and other researchers, please note the following changes: on 15 Nov 2008, I changed the numbering of the outline, below, to correspond to the other pages in this site. I apologize for any confusion that may have resulted.  Further, there's some new data here from Cousin Ruby Mae Pool I think you'll find interesting and some goodies on E. M. Wilson's land in Arkansas. And now in Dec 2009, I've found and posted quite a bit of additional census data on Ezekiel's descendants.
--John Gwin



   SOURCES: 
I started this page on the family of Ezekiel Monroe Wilson with info provided Mar 2000 by my 4th cousin, Patty Taylor (28.04 below).

Additional sources are the various census records which track this family through the decades.

In July 2003 I got to meet Patty and her husband Terry, her mother Ruby, and her nephew Ricky at the Taylor home in Walls, MS.  Later Patty mailed me much of her material.  Information from that mailing is printed below in this dark green.

In August 2003 I visited by telephone with Patty's 3rd and my 4th cousin Dennis Wilson of NC.  His father, Rupert Wilson, Jr., lives with him and is a source of much of his information.  Data I've received from him is printed below in this dark purple.

In October 2003, Cousin Jo Goodwin sent me pictures of the Buddy Wilson home in Beebe.

An Outline of the Known Family
22.00--Grandpa and Grandma Wilson, given names unk., of South Carolina;
23.00--Nathaniel Burdine Wilson, b. 11 Jul 1795; m. 4 Jan 1816 to Jane Jones; 11 children; at least 33 grandchildren; they are pictured here, clearly identified by their names on the backs of the photos in the old album (see the album online).
24.01--Mary Burdine Wilson, m1. Isom/Isham Gwin; m2. John Steadman; 2 children;
24.02--John Jones Wilson, m. Sarah B. Roark; 4 children;
24.03--William Wilson, died as infant
24.04--RoseAnn "Roe" Carlisle Jones Wilson, m. William Gwin; 8 children;
24.05--Ezekiel Monroe Wilson, m. Sarah Jane Cole; at least 8 children;
24.06--William Bramwell Wilson, m. unk.; 2 children;
24.07--Joseph Jones Abernathy Wilson, m. Mary E. High; 4 children;
24.08--James Washington Wilson; m. unk.; unk. children;
24.09--Samuel Rutherford Wilson, ; m. unk.; unk. children;
24.10--Nathaniel Marion Wilson; m. unk.; unk. children;
24.11--Isham Griffin Wilson; m.  Amanda A.; 6 children;
Meet the Nine Known Children of Ezekiel and Sarah Jane!

24.05--Ezekiel Monroe Wilson m. Sarah Jane Cole

25.01--Mary J. Wilson
25.02--ElizabethAnn Wilson (died in infancy)
25.03--Frances "Fannie" G. Wilson m.  John M. Wright
25.04--William W. (N.?) "Bill" Wilson  m. Cora (nee unk.)
25.05--Martha O. Wilson, daughter, b. ca. 1856
25.06--Alice Wilson m. Wiley Franklin Pool
25.07--James E. "Buddy" Wilson m. Cora A. Rooke
25.08--Stilly "Stelly" (Stella?) Wilson
25.09--Robert L. Wilson
And now here they are in greater detail:

24.05--Ezekiel Monroe Wilson, b. 23 Feb 1825 [but age 34 in 6 July 1860 Census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL, so year of birth may be 1826]; [listed as E. M., age 46, blacksmith, in the 26 Aug 1870 census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL]; d. after Aug 26 1870; bd. in Beebe Cem. in a grave marked with only blank stones (this from Dennis' dad, Rupert Jr.); listed in both the 1860 and 1870 censuses as both a blacksmith and a landowner with real holdings in 1860 of $500 and personal property of $3800 but in 1870 with real property of $1600 and personal assets of $350; m. 11 Nov 1847 in Dallas Co., AL (Dallas Co. Marr. Records, Bk A, p. 41; marriage license, dated 11 Nov 1847 secured from Isom Gwin, JP) to Sarah Jane Cole (b. ca. 1830--listed as age 30 in 6 July 1860 Census ; [listed as S. J., age 40,  in the 26 Aug 1870 census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL]; d. after 26 Aug 1870; bd. unk., but not listed in the book Vital Data from Cemeteries in Dallas Co., AL, CAGS, 1989); at least nine children;

[Jo Goodwin Note: According to father's will, Ezekiel Monroe Wilson was in Arkansas by 1874, Pulaski, White Co. Have not found in 1880 census as of 18 Oct 2003. However, I did find record of a marriage for E. M. Wilson, 52, to R. C. Williams, 45, on 31 Oct 1878 in Lonoke/Pulaski Co, AR, marriage records.  This could be Ezekiel Monroe Wilson's 2nd marriage.]

[John M. Gwin Note:  This photo was found in the old Wilson/Gwin photo album inherited by cousin Barbara Ward.  It was indexed there by the album's original owner as Mary J. Wilson and Jane Wilson.  I had assumed that Jane was Ezekiel Monroe Wilson's mother Jane, but I could not figure out who MJ would then be.  Further, the lady seated did not seem to resemble "Grandma Jane".  I now believe the photo to be Sarah Jane Cole Wilson, seated, and her eldest daughter, Mary J. Wilson.]

[John M. Gwin Note, Nov 2008:  We have found evidence that Ezekiel may have purchased land in Arkansas as early as 1856. (see below)]

25.01--Mary J. Wilson, daughter, b. ca. 1849 (age 11 in 6 Jul 1860 Census and age 21 in 1870); d. after 26 Aug 1870; bd. unk., but probably in Beebe Cem.; m. unk.; unk. children;


25.02--Elizabeth Ann Wilson, daughter, b. 2 Sep 1850; d. in infancy 17 Jul 1851; bd. at the cemetery at St. Luke's Episcopal church at Martin's Station, Dallas Co., AL, where her gravestone, found in July 2004, reads,

"IN MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH ANN,
DAUGHTER OF
E. M. AND S. J. WILSON,
BORN SEPT. 2ND1850.
DIED JULY 17TH 1851."

25.03--F. (Frances "Fannie") G. Wilson, daughter, b. ca. 1853 [age 7 in 1860 Census but not listed in 1870]; [listed as Frances, age 28, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Cyprus Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. after 1880 census; bd. with husband in Cypress Valley Cem., Faulkner Co., AR; m. 30 Sep 1868 in Dallas Co., AL (Dallas Co. Marr. Records, Bk. F, p. 207) to John Myles Wright, Jr. (b. ca. 1855 [but Mildred Venitucci says 1844] in AR (TN/TN/TN?) [listed as John, age 35, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Cyprus Twp., Faulkner Co., AR, and b. in TN and both parents b. in TN; his occ. is farmer];  d. unk.; bd in Cypress Valley Cem., Faulkner, AR); 3 known ch.;

26.01--Monroe Wright, b. Mar 1871 [listed as Monroe, age 9, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Cyprus Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; [age 29 in the 18 Jun 1900 Census, Cypress Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; [Patty Taylor Note: Ruby Pool Marshall knew this son, Monroe ("Cousin Monroe") and knew his mother was "Aunt Fannie," Alice Wilson's sister.];  d. unk.; bd. unk.; m(1?) unk.; [Is John F. the child of this marriage?]; m(2?). Mary (nee unk., b. Dec 1870 [age 29 in the 18 Jun 1900 Census, Cypress Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 2 ch.

27.01--John F. Wright, b. Dec 1894 [age 5 in the 18 Jun 1900 Census, Cypress Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.02--Mattie M. Wright, b. Nov 1898 [age 1 in the 18 Jun 1900 Census, Cypress Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.02--Eva Wright, b. ca. 1875 [listed as Eva, age 5, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Cyprus Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.03--Albert Wright, b. May 1878 in AR/unk./AL [listed as Albert, age 2, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Cyprus Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; [age 22 in the 18 Jun 1900 Census, Cypress Twp., Faulkner Co., AR; [listed as Albert, age 32, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Argenta City, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Albert, age 41, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Albert, age 41, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Conway, Cadron Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; working as a railroad carpenter in 1920 and state highway truck driver in 1930; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1898 [m1. 12 yrs in 1910 census] [1930 census says at ages 18 and 15] to Anna C. (nee unk., b. Oct 1882 in AR/TN/TN [age 17 in the 18 Jun 1900 Census, Cypress Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; [listed as Annie C., age 29, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Argenta City, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Annie, age 37, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Annie C., age 48, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Conway, Cadron Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 6 of 6 ch. reported still living in 1910; 8 ch. in 1920, but large gap btw. #6 and #7, so perhaps more);

27.01--Stella O. Wright, b. Feb 1898 in AR/AR/AR [age 2 in the 18 Jun 1900 Census, Cypress Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; [listed as Stella O., age 12, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Argenta City, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [not listed as living at home in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, and assumed married and living elsewhere]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

28.01--Garland Wright, b. ca. 1915 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Garland Wright, age 15, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Conway, Cadron Twp., Faulkner Co., AR, and living in his grandparents' home; I'm guessing because of his and Stella's ages that she is his mother]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

This Garland Wright intrigued me. Was he born out of wedlock?  Did the enumerator err?  I searched for him in 1920 to see if I could spot him with his mother--either Stella or Effie--and I found nothing. So I revised the search for ANY Garland living with a Stella and found one: a Garland GOODright living in the same town as Albert and Anna C. Wright: North Little Rock.  He is five years old (the correct age for our Garland in 1920) and is living with Robert and Stella Goodright and two younger siblings, Pauline, 3, and Albert, 1 5/12.  I believe this to be our Garland.
What happened to them before the 1930 census, however, is sheer speculation, as none of them appears anywhere--not Robert, Stella, Pauline, or Albert.

28.02--Pauline Wright, b. ca. 1917 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Pauline]

28.03--Albert Wright, b. ca. Sep 1918 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Albert]

27.02--Belle F. Wright, b. ca. 1900 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Belle F., age 10, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Argenta City, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Belle, age 19, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Belle Jones, age 29 and divorced, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Conway, Cadron Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Jones; div.; at least two ch.

28.01--Martha Jones, b. ca. 1918 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Martha Jones, age 12, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Conway, Cadron Twp., Faulkner Co., AR, and living with her mother at her grandparents' home]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

28.02--Johnnie Jones, daughter, b. ca. 1922 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Johnnie Jones, age 8, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Conway, Cadron Twp., Faulkner Co., AR, and living with her mother at her grandparents' home]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.03--Effie L. Wright, b. ca. 1902 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Effie L., age 8, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Argenta City, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [not listed as living at home in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, and assumed married and living elsewhere]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.04--Mary Virginia Wright, b. ca. 1904 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Mary V., age 6, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Argenta City, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Virginia, age 15, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.05--John T. Wright, b. ca. 1907 in AR/AR/AR [listed as John T., age 3, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Argenta City, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Tomie, age 13, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.06--Thelma M. Wright, b. ca. Feb 1909 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Thelma M., age 1yr2mo, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Argenta City, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Thelma, age 11, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Thelma Gwatney, age 21, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Conway, Cadron Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. [1930 census says at age 17] to Mr. Gwatney; at least one ch.

28.01--Jacqueline Gwatney, b. ca. Jan 1927 in AR/AR/AR; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.07--Robert Morris Wright, b. ca. 1918 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Morris, age 2, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Robert M., age 12, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Conway, Cadron Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.08--Rupert H. Wright, b. ca. Nov 1919 in AR/AR/AR [listed as Rupert, age 3mos, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of North Little Rock, Hill Twp., Pulaski Co., AR]; [listed as Rupert H., age 10, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Conway, Cadron Twp., Faulkner Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.


Posted on Genforum.com by Mildred Venitucci on 11 Jul 2004 (#380 of 532):  Re: Cypress Valley Cemetery and Wright Family

...Yes, Monroe and George Wright are my kin. I will post an Outline Descendant Tree of John Myles Wright of TN, and in AR, White and Faulkner Counties (Pulaski in 1870).

2        John M., Jr. Wright       b: Abt. 1844 in TN
..........+Frances       b: in Alabama
.............. 3  Monroe Wright   b: Abt. 1871
...............3  Eva Wright           b: Abt. 1875
.............. 3  Albert Wright      b: Abt. 1878
           

25.04--William N. "Bill" Wilson, son, b. 11 Apr 1854 [age 6 in 1860 Census]; ; [listed as Wm. N., age 16, farm laborer, in the 26 Aug 1870 census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL] in Dallas Co., AL; d. 22 Oct 1930; bd. Beebe Cem., White Co., AR; bachelor who owned a store in Ward, AR; m. Cora (nee unk.); lived at Lonoke Co., AR;

26.00--Arthur Wilson, b.; [birth order of children not confirmed]
27.00--Charles B. Wilson, b.; d. on unk. date, age 24, when his car was hit by a train at Jacksonville, AR; bd. Cypress Valley Cem., Faulkner Co., AR;
27.00--Sgt. Ralph Wilson, b.
27.00--Otis Wilson, b.
27.00--Major Wilson, b.
27.00--Reble Wilson, b.
27.00--Mabel Wilson, b.
27.00--Marjorie Wilson, b.
25.05--Martha O. Wilson, daughter, b. ca. 1856 [listed as M. O., age 4, in the 1860 census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL]; [listed as Martha O., age 14, in the 26 Aug 1870 census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.


25.06--Alice Wilson, b. 3 May 1860 [age one month in July 1860 Census]; ; [listed as Alice, age 10, in the 26 Aug 1870 census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL] in Selma, Dallas Co., AL (but in July 1860 Alice was living in Belvue, some 14 miles west of Selma, so either they went in to Selma to have the baby or they had just moved to Belvue from Selma--or the Selma info is just wrong); d. 11 Apr 1928 in North Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; m1. 8 Dec 1876 in Faulkner Co., AR. to T. "Tom" S. Edwards (b. unk., s/o Gus Edwards and Mary--nee unk.; d. bef.); 4 ch., 5 total;

26.01--Eddie Edwards, b. ; attended U. of Ark., Fayetteville, in 1902-1903, became postmaster in Rison, AR; m. Vivian (nee unk.);

26.02--Earl Edwards, b. ; m. Evie (nee unk.); owned a barber shop in North Little Rock--Alice went to live with him after Wiley Franklin Pool died;

26.03--Bertram Edwards, b. ; d. bef. 1913

26.04--Effie Edwards, b. ; d. of TB after spending some time in the sanitarium in Booneville.
m2. to Wiley Franklin Pool (b. 31 Mar 1848 in Tippah Co., MS, s/o James M. Pool; d. 29 Dec 1926, Austin, Lonoke Co., AR); 1 ch., 5 total;

26.05--Arthur Franklin Pool, b. 5 Aug 1893 in Austin (16th Section), Lonoke Co., AR; d. 17 Jan 1961 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; m. 6 Jun 1912 {by Faulkner Co. Justice of the Peace Ed Edwards--b/o Tom S. Edwards, above--at his home with his wife, Sophronia, as witness} to Blanch Katherine Lee (b. 23 Feb 1895 on Kerr Station Rd. in Cabot, Lonoke Co., AR, d/o John Henry Lee and Emily Evans {b. unk.; d. 1904}; d. 23 May 1989, Cabot, AR); 4 ch.

27.01--Ruby Mae Pool b. 21 Jul 1913 in Austin, Lonoke Co., AR; lives in Walls, MS, with ; m. on 24 Sep 1932 in Austin, Lonoke Co., AR, to her school teacher, Cecil Earl Marshall (b. 29 Oct 1906 in Sedan, Chautuaqua Co., KS; d. 31 May 1983 in North Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR); [John M. Gwin Note: I got to meet and have a wonderful dinner with this dear cousin and her dear daughter and son-in-law, Patty and Terry Taylor, at their home near Memphis the summer of 2003. Patty sent me some materials, but I misplaced them and am just now getting them online, including some of Ruby's autobiographical snapshots--a most enjoyable read!   For future investigation: "Grandma had a cousin, Willie Wilson, who lived just across the line in Faulkner Co."--Ruby M. Pool re Alice Wilson. This would be a generation 25 son of a generation 24 child of Nathaniel Burdine and Jane Jones Wilson.]

28.01--Earl Marshall, b. at home 5 Sep 1934 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; served U. S. Air Force; m. on 14 Feb 1966, Little Rock, to Carol Sue Metzger (b. ); 2 ch.
29.01--Jonathan E. Marshall
29.02--Jason E. Marshall
28.02--Billy Ray Marshall, b. 6 May 1937 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; d. 20 Nov 1992 in Little Rock (Agent Orange-related cancer); m. in Little Rock, AR, to Alta Laelle Beck (b. ); 2 ch.; div.

29.01--James Ray Marshall
29.02--Brian William Marshall
Name: Arthur Pool
Home in 1920: Magness,
Lonoke, AR
Age: 26  
Est. YOB: 1894
POB: Arkansas
R2HoH: Head
Spouse: Blanch
FPOB: MS
MPOB: AL
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Pool 26
Blanch Pool 23
Ruby Mae Pool 6
Ella B Pool 5
Raymond Pool 1 8/12



Name: Wylie Pool
Home in 1920: Magness, Lonoke, AR
Age: 69 years 
Est. YOB: abt 1851
POB: MS
R2HoH: Head
Spouse: Alice
FPOB: Virginia
MPOB: Kentucky
Household Members:
Name Age
Wylie Pool 69
Alice Pool 60



28.03--Richard Harold Marshall, b. 13 Jul 1939 in Little Rock; d. 23 Jul 1998 in Little Rock (malignant brain tumor); m. on 19 Sep 1963 in Little Rock to Patricia Ann Williamson (b. ); 2 ch.;
29.01--Richard "Ricky" Cecil Paul Marshall
29.02--James Michael Marshall
28.04--Patricia Ann Marshall, b. 25 Jul 1955 in Little Rock; m. on 14 Feb 1981 in Austin, Lonoke Co., AR, to Terry Reid Taylor (b. 29 Nov 1953); 2 ch.
29.01--Andrea Nicole Taylor, b. 10 Apr 1983, Memphis, TN
29.02--Allison Whitney Taylor, b. 18 Apr 1986, Memphis, TN
Nathaniel Burdine Wilson and Jane Jones Wilson were the parents of RoseAnn Carlisle Jones Wilson and Ezekiel Monroe Wilson.
RoseAnn Carlisle Jones Wilson m. William Gwin
Siblings
 Ezekiel Monroe Wilson m. Sarah Jane Cole
1st Cousins
 Alice Wilson m. Wiley Franklin Pool
James Bassett Gwin m. Adrian "Ada" Belle Vardaman
2nd Cousins
 Arthur Franklin Pool m. Blanch Katherine Lee
3rd Cousins
 Ruby Mae Pool m. Cecil Earl Marshall
John McDonald Gwin m. Sharon Lynn Hamrick
4th Cousins
 Patricia Ann Marshall m. Terry Reid Taylor
Jeremiah Scott Gwin m. Kara Marie Douglas
Charity Elizabeth Gwin m. Beau Scott Pihlaja
Sarah Joy Gwin m. Jason Deane Johnson
5th Cousins
 Andrea Nicole Taylor
Allison Whitney Taylor
27.02--Effie Pearl Pool b. 20 Nov 1915; m1. Willis Coker;

28.01--son Coker, b.

m2. Mr. Wheeler;

27.03--Raymond Arthur Pool b. 15 Mar 1918; went to work in 1935 for the gov't. at a CCC camp in Avery, ID; m. Muriel Sowell (); worked at an ordinance plant during WW2 at Jacksonville, AR;

28.01--daughter Pool, b.

28.02--daughter Pool, b.

27.04--Hubert Lee Pool b. 10 May 1930; m. 1951 to a nursing student, Bonnie Wilcox (); served in U. S. Army, Korea;

28.01--Pool, b.

28.02--Pool, b.

28.03--Pool, b.

25.07--James E. "Buddy" Wilson, b. 17 Mar 1862 in Dallas Co., AL [listed as Jas. E., age 8, blacksmith, in the 26 Aug 1870 census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL]; [age 35 in 22 Jun 1900 census of Beebe, White Co., AR]; [listed as James E., age 47 and a retail dry goods merchant, in 22 Apr 1910 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR]; [listed as James E., age 57 and a retail merchant of shoes and groceries, in 6 Jan 1920 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR]; d. 22 Oct 1930 in Beebe, AR; bd. in Beebe, AR; m. ca. 1889 [m1. for 21 yrs. in 1910 census] to Cora A. Rookes (b. Jul 1873 in AR/MS/MS [age 26 in 22 Jun 1900 census of Beebe, White Co., AR]; [listed as Cora A., age 37, in 22 Apr 1910 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR]; [listed as Cora A., age 46 in 6 Jan 1920 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR], d/o  James [listed as James M. Rookes, age 86 and father-in-law, in 6 Jan 1920 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR] and Mary Rookes of Georgia [Cora erroneously reports their birthplaces as Mississippi in 1910] [listed as Mary, age 77 and mother-in-law, in 6 Jan 1920 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR] who lived with James and Cora from before 1920 probably until James' and Mary's  deaths; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 4 of 6 ch. living in 1900 and again in 1910;

[Jo Goodwin Note: Have some more pictures for you.  These are of the Wilson House here in Beebe that is also on the National Register, but the pictures of it in the White Co., AR, section are horrid.  So I'm sending you these I took during the recent work on it.  It was built by Buddy Wilson; he is in Patty's direct line, so you may want to put them on Ezekiel Monroe's page.  Love ya, Jo]

26.01--unk. Wilson, est. b. ca. 1889 [died bef. the 22 Jun 1900 census of Beebe, White Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.02--unk. Wilson, b. ca. 1891 [died bef. the 22 Jun 1900 census of Beebe, White Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.03--Oscar Wilson, b. ca. 1893 [age 7 in 22 Jun 1900 census of Beebe, White Co., AR]; [listed as Oscar, age 17, in 22 Apr 1910 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.04--William Wilson, b. Nov. 1894 [age 5 in 22 Jun 1900 census of Beebe, White Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.05--Katie Wilson, b. Jan 1897 [age 3 in 22 Jun 1900 census of Beebe, White Co., AR]; d. as young child, perhaps 4-5 (this from Rupert Jr.); bd. beside her daddy in Beebe Cem.

26.06--Rupert Wilson, Sr., b. Jan 1899 [age 1 in 22 Jun 1900 census of Beebe, White Co., AR]; [listed as Rupert, age 11, in 22 Apr 1910 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR]; merchant in Beebe, also farmed; was US Army Quartermaster for Fort Smith; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Sally Harris (sis/o Homer and Hosea "Hosie" Harris) of Seercy and Beebe, AR; at least one ch.

27.00--Rupert Wilson, Jr., b. ; d. ; U.S. Navy career of 21 years; lives with son Dennis; m. Julia Harrelson (b. SC; d. VA)
28.01--Jerry Wilson, b.;

28.02--Rupert "Buddy" Wilson III, b.

28.03--Kenny Wilson, b.; lives in CO

28.04--Dennis Wilson, b. in Norfolk, VA; lives in NC, grocer for over 30 years (and my--John Gwin's--4th cousin as shown below);

26.07--Carl Wilson, b. ca. 1917 in AR [listed as Carl, age 3, in 22 Apr 1910 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR]; [listed as Carl, age 12, in 6 Jan 1920 census of Union Twp., Beebe, White Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
John Gwin's line
RELATIONSHIP
 Dennis Wilson's line
Nathaniel Burdine Wilson and Jane Jones
PARENTS
 Nathaniel Burdine Wilson and Jane Jones
William Gwin m. RoseAnn C. J. Wilson 
SIBLINGS
 Ezekiel Monroe Wilson m. Sarah Jane Cole
1ST COUSINS
 James E. Wilson m. Cora A. Rookes
Adrian B. Vardaman m. James Basset Gwin, Sr.
2ND COUSINS
 Rupert Wilson, Sr. m. Sally Harris
Dorothy Lee Keeney m. Adrian Sutton Gwin
3RD COUSINS
 Rupert Wilson, Jr. m. Julia Harrelson
  Sharon Lynn Hamrick m. John McDonald Gwin
4TH COUSINS
 Dennis Wilson

25.08--Stilly "Stelly" (Stella?) Wilson, b. ca. 1864 [listed as Stilly, age 6, in the 26 Aug 1870 census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.


25.09--Robert L. Wilson, b. Jun1866  in Dallas Co., AL [age 4 in the 26 Aug 1870 census of Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL]; [listed as Robert L., age 43 (sic--should be 33) and b. Jun 1866, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Hickory Plains Twp., Prairie Co., AR]; [age 54 in the 27 Jan 1920 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mary Ann "Annie" (nee unk., b. ca. 1872 in AR [listed as Annie, age 22 and b. Jun 1877, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Hickory Plains Twp., Prairie Co., AR]; [age 48 in the 27 Jan 1920 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]); at least six ch. (she reports 4 of 4 ch. lvg. in 1900 census)

26.01--Walter Wilson, b. ca. 1890 in AR [listed as Walter, age 9 and b. Apr 1891, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Hickory Plains Twp., Prairie Co., AR]; [age 21 in the 3 May 1910 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]; [age 30 in the 27 Jan 1920 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]; m. Florence (nee unk., b. ca. 1899 in AR; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least one ch.

27.01--Helen Wilson, b. ca. Feb 1918  [age 2 yrs. 6 mos. in the 27 Jan 1920 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.02--Ella Wilson, b. ca. 1891 in AR/AL/AR [listed as Ella, age 9 and b. 1891, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Hickory Plains Twp., Prairie Co., AR]; [listed as Ella, age 18 in the 3 May 1910 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]; ]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.03--Amy Wilson, b. ca. 1893 in AR/AL/AR [listed as Amy, age 7 and b. 1893, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Hickory Plains Twp., Prairie Co., AR]; [listed as Amy, age 17, in the 3 May 1910 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]; ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.04--Callie Wilson, b. ca. 1896 in AR/AL/AR [listed as Callie, age 4 and b. 1896, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Hickory Plains Twp., Prairie Co., AR]; [age 15 in the 3 May 1910 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]; ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.05--unk. Wilson, b. ca./btw. 1900-1907; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch. [JMG Note: I can't recall now who told me that Robert and Annie had six kids. Since she reported in 1900 that she had 4 of 4 living, and since Nelle shows up in 1910 but no other does, I assume that--if there IS a sixth--he/she goes here somewhere.

26.06--Nelle "Nellie" Wilson, b. ca. 1907-8 in AR/AL/AR [listed as Nellie, age 3, in the 3 May 1910 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]; [age 12 in the 27 Jan 1920 census of Ward Twp., Lonoke Co., AR]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
Name: Robert L Wilson
Home in
1900:		 Hickory Plain, Prairie, AR
Age: 45 [sic--35]
DOB: Jun 1866
POB: AL
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
R2HoH: Head
FPOB: Alabama
MPOB: Alabama
Spouse: Annie
YOM: 1889
Mar.Stat.: Married
YrsMd: 11
Res: Bullard &
Hickory Plains
Twps, Prairie, AR
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert L Wilson 45
Annie Wilson 22
Walter Wilson 10
Ella Wilson 9
Amy Wilson 7
Callie Wilson 4

Name: Robert L Wilson
Age: 44
Est.YOB: 1866
POB: AL
R2HoH: Head
FPOB: USA
MPOB: USA
Spouse: Annie M
Home in
1910:		 Ward, Lonoke, AR
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert L Wilson 44
Annie M Wilson 40
Holtes Wilson 21
Ella Wilson 18
Mary Wilson 17
Callie Wilson 15
Willie Wilson 3
Can this be our Robert L. Wilson?

1930 United States Federal Census about Robert L Wilson

Name: Robert L Wilson
Home in 1930: Jasper, Walker, Alabama
Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Alabama
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: M J
Race: White
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert L Wilson 64
M J Wilson 64

Some Related Census Data:

From the 10 Oct 1850 Census of Burnsville Beat, Dallas Co., AL
Res/Fam
 Name
 Age
 Sex
 Race
 Occupation
 POB
 RealEst.
Value
 John M. Gwin Comments
 -- /1012
 E. W. Wilson
 24
 m
 w
 Blacksmith
 AL
 $350
 This is indeed Nathaniel B. Wilson's and Jane Jones Wilson's son, Ezekiel Monroe Wilson.

S. J. Wilson
 20
 f
 w
AL
This is Sarah Jane Cole Wilson, third-year bride of E. M. and mother of Mary Jane.

M. J. Wilson
 2
 f
 w
AL
This will be Mary Jane Wilson, b. ca. Sep 1848.

J. W. Cole
 30
 m
 w
 Clerk
 AL
This must be Sarah Jane's older brother; both are Coles.
 -- /1011
 M. A. Rasco
 23
 f
 w
AL
Living next door in the home of N. J. Lilly, 35, and Caroline Lilly, 24, is Mary Ann Rasco. We know that E.  M.'s aunt, Sarah H. Rasco, married Ezekiel Burdine Wilson, so this is likely E. M.'s cousin. N. J. Lilly is also a blacksmith, and at age 35 may be E. M.'s mentor under whom E. M. apprenticed. But why did E. M. choose N. J. Lilly? Perhaps Caroline and Mary Jane are sisters, and the apprenticing of E. M. would then have been a natural thing.

From the 9 Jul 1860 Census of Belvue P. O., Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL
Res/Fam
 Name
 Age
 Race/
Sex
 Occupation
 POB
 Est.Val.,
Real/Pers
 		John M. Gwin Comments
310/302
 E. M. Wilson
 34
 wm
 blacksmith
 AL
 8500/3800
 Here is Ezekiel Monroe Wilson, still in Dallas Co., AL...

S. J. Wilson
 30
 wf
ALAL
...with his wife, Sarah Jane (nee Cole)

M.  J. Wilson
 11
 wf
AL
Mary Jane Wilson

F. G. Wilson
 7
 wf
AL
Francis G. Wilson

W. N. Wilson
 6
 wm
AL
Bill Wilson

M. O. Wilson
 4
 wf
AL
Martha O. Wilson

Alice Wilson
 1mo.
 wf
AL
Alice Wilson, the one whose brother chopped off her finger
311/304 N. B. Wilson
 66
 wm
 [blank]
 SC 6400/5000
 This is Ezekiel Wilson's dad, Nathaniel Burdine Wilson, living next door

Griffin Wilson
 18
 wm
AL
This is Isham Griffin Wilson, soon to be an M. D.

N. W. Wilson
 10
 wm
AL

309/301
 William Bell
 34
 wm
 [blank] AL 23,440/19,500

Susan P. Bell
 23
 wf
AL


Enoch Bell
 4
 wm
AL


Susan T. Bell
 2
 wf
AL


Sally J. Bell
 8mos.
 wf
AL


J. H. Wilson
 24
 wm
 teacher
 SC
We're not sure who this is at all; however, that he is b. in SC, has the last name of Wilson, and is living next door to Ezekiel and Nathaniel seems very significant--he almost HAS to be related somehow, it seems. Let's look for him in 1870 and see what turns up.

From the 26 Aug 1870 Census of Selma P. O., Pence's Beat, Dallas Co., AL
Res/Fam
 Name
 Age
 Race/
Sex
 Occupation
 POB
 Est.Val.,
Real/Pers
 		John M. Gwin Comments
126/129
 E. M. Wilson
 46
 wm
 blacksmith
 AL
 1600/350
 Ezekiel Monroe Wilson

S. J. Wilson 40 wf
 K H

Sarah Jane Wilson

Mary J. Wilson 21
 wf
 at home



Wm. W. Wilson 16
 wm
 F L

This is Bill Wilson who evidently waited until later in life to marry and was known as a bachelor for a long time.

Martha O. Wilson 14
 wf




Alice Wilson 10
 wf




Jas. E. Wilson 8
 wm


This is James E. "Buddy" Wilson, builder of the home seen in the three photos above.

Stilly Wilson 6
 wf




Robt. L. Wilson 4
 wm




W. H. Wilson 18
 wm




Mary J. Wilson 32
 wf


I'm not sure who this is.

J. A. Rasco
 5
 wm


I'm not sure who this is.

From the 26 Aug 1870 Census of Liberty Hill P. O., Athens Beat, Dallas Co., AL
Res/Fam
 Name
 Age
 Race/
Sex
 Occupation
 POB
 Est.Val.,
Real/Pers
 		John M. Gwin Comments
284/289
 W. J. Smith
 38
 wm
 blacksmith
 TN
 1200/800
 This is William J. Smith of TN, a blacksmith, who is a business partner with Chesley Richard Gwin, a wagon maker, living four doors away.

M. J. Smith
 30
 wf
 KH
 AL
This is Mary Jane Gwin Smith, niece of her father's business partner, C. R. Gwin, above, and daughter of Mary Burdine Wilson Gwin Steadman, below.

R. I. Smith
 14
 wm
 attends school
 AL
Their only son is Robert Isom Gwin, named for his grandfather, Isom Gwin, who was named for his own grandfather, Isham Gwin.  He next appears in the 1880 census of McLennan Co., TX, as R. I. Smith, age 24, b. AL (father's POB is TN), married to M. E.  (nee Mary Etta Armstrong) Smith, with their one son W. C. Smith (Walter Clarence).

N. B.Wilson
 77
 wm
SC
Nathaniel Burdine Wilson is the patriarch: he's the father of three of these: Dr. Isham Griffin Wilson, Ezekiel Monroe Wilson, and Mary Burdine Wilson Gwin (widow  first of Isom Gwin) Steadman (widow second of Rev. John Steadman). Further, he is a double-widower.

M. B. Stedman
 50
 wf
SC
Mary Burdine Wilson Gwin Steadman is also a double widow: first of Isom Gwin and second of Rev. John Steadman.

M. J. Jr. Smith 16
 wf
AL
We're not sure who these two girls are, but it's very likely that they are nieces of William J. Smith (and therefore first cousins of Robert Isom Smith) who are there visiting.

Ida Smith
 6
 wf
AR
We're not sure who these two girls are, but it's very likely that they are nieces of William J. Smith (and therefore first cousins of Robert Isom Smith) who are there visiting.

Margaret Jennings
 45
 bf
VA
She must be a domestic servant and most likely a former slave.
288/293
 C. R. Gwin
 43
 wm
 merchant
 AL
Chesley Richard Gwin, son of John Gwin and Jane (Walker) Gwin, and widower of Fannie Bell. He'll marry his second wife, in just months.

John Gwin 16
 wm
 attends school
 AL
This is John Isom Gwin, named for his uncle Isom Gwin who had died just before John was born.

Enoch Gwin 12
 wm
 attends school AL


Fannie Gwin 10
 wf
 attends school AL


Charlie Gwin 4
 wm
AL

297/302
 A. Adams
 59
 wf
 K H
 GA
 -----/500

W. R. Ramsey
 38
 wm
 farmer
 AL
 3000/1500

S. E. Ramsey
 25
 wf
 K  H
 AL


N. E. C. Ramsey
 4
 wf
AL


J. W. Ramsey
 1
 wm
AL


B. C. Adams
 27
 wm
 clerk in store
 AL


C. C. Adams 19
 wf
AL


J. A. Adams 23
 wm
AL


G.W. Adams 17
 wm
AL


I. G. Wilson
 27
 wm
 physician
 AL 500/400
 Dr. Isham Griffin Wilson, M.D.   He's Nathaniel Burdine Wilson's son, Ezekiel Monroe Wilson's brother, and like Ezekiel Monroe, my own gg-granduncle.

Amda Wilson
 23
 wf
AL
This is Amanda (nee Adams, I'm fairly certain), wife of Dr.Wilson

Chas. A. Wilson 2
 wm
AL
This must be their son

C. J. Ramsey
 19
 wf
AL


From the 16 Jun 1900 Census, Cypress Twp., Faulkner Co., AR
Res/Fam
Name
Relation-
ship
 Race/
Sex
DOB
Age
 MarrStat/
YrsMd/
ChB/ChLvg
 POB
S/F/M
Occupation
JMG Comments
149/153
151/155
 Albert Wright
 head
 w
 May 1878
 22
 m/3
 AR/TN/AL
 Farmer This is Albert Wright, son of John M. Wright of TN and Fannie G. (nee Wilson) Wright of AL.

Anna C. Wright wife
 w
 Oct 1882
 17
 m/3
1/1
 AR/TN/TN
Interesting: both Anna and Mary (Monroe's wife, below) state that both their parents are from TN; could these be sisters?

Stella O. Wright daughter
 w
 Feb 1898
 2
 s
 AR/AR/AR

153/157
155/159		 Moroe Wright
 head
 w
 Mar 1871
 29
 m/2
 AR/TN/AL
This is John and Fannie Wright's oldest, Monroe Wright (not a transcription error--the enumerator actually spelled it "Moroe"!).

Mary Wright wife
 wm
 Dec 1870
 29
 m/2/1/1
 AR/TN/TN
Aha. Perhaps this is marriage number 2 for Monroe, and John F. is his but not hers.
Interesting: both Anna (Albert's wife, above) and Mary state that both their parents are from TN; could these be sisters?

Mattie M. Wright daughter
 wf
 Nov 1898
 1
 s
 AR/AR/AR


John F. Wright son
 wf
 Dec 1894
 5
 s
 AR/AR/AR
Another clue that John F. may be Mary's stepson is that he is older than Mattie yet listed after her.



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From the 22 Jun 1900 Census, Union Township, Beebe Town, White Co., AR:
Res/Fam
Last Name
First Name
Relation-
ship
 MS/
YrsMd
 #Ch
B/Lvg
Birth
Mo/Yr
 POB
S/F/M
Age
Occupation
JMG Comments
391/394 Wilson James E. Self m/12
Mar 1865 AL/AL/AL
 35 Grocer Is James' middle name Ezekiel?

Wilson Cora Wife m/12
 6/4
 Jul 1873 AR/GA/MS
 26
This is Cora A. Rookes, d/o James and Mary Rookes (of Georgia) who lived with James and Cora from before 1920 probably until their deaths. Cora reports here that two of her six children have died. From the number of years married, I suspect that the two oldest are the ones who did not survive.

Wilson Oscar Son s
Jan 1893
 AR/AL/AR
 7


Wilson William Son s
Nov 1894 AR/AL/AR 5


Wilson Katie Daughter s
Jan 1897 AR/AL/AR 3
Dennis told me his dad had said that Katie died not long after this census was taken.

Wilson Rupert Son s
Jan 1899 AR/AL/AR 1

From the 1910 Census, Union Township, Beebe Town, White Co., AR:

Res/Fam
Last Name
First Name
Relation-
ship
Birth
Mo/Yr
Age
Length
of Marr.
POB
JMG Comments
107/111 Wilson James E. self
45 21 AL
107/111 Wilson Cora A. wife
37 21 AR James must have married Cora after he moved to AR since she's from there.
107/111 Wilson Oscar son
17
AR
107/111 Wilson Will'm son
15
AR
107/111 Wilson Rupert son
11
AR
107/111 Wilson Carl son
3
AR

From the 1920 Census, Union Township, Beebe Town, White Co., AR:
Res/Fam
Last Name
First Name
Relation-
ship
Age
POB
Self/Fa/Mo
JMG Comments
128/132 Wilson James E. self 57 AL/SC/unk This is 5.07--James E. "Buddy" Wilson who married Cora Rookes.
128/132 Wilson Cora A. wife 46 AR/GA/GA
128/132 Wilson Carl son 12 AR/AL/AR
128/132 Rookes James M. father-in-law 86 GA/GA/GA
128/132 Rookes Mary mother-in-law 77 GA/GA/GA .

In the 27 Jan 1920 Caroline/Ward Township, Lonoke Co., AR
Res/Fam
Name
Birth
Mo/Yr
Age
Relation
Sex
Marital
status
POB
Father's
POB
Mother's
POB
John Gwin's Comments
290/299
 Wilson, Walter
30 self M M AR AL AR Walter Wilson, son of Robert L. Wilson (next-door neighbors--see below), grandson of E. M. Wilson

Wilson, Florence
21 wife F M AR AR AR

Wilson, Helen
2? daughter F S AR AR AR
291/299
 Wilson, Robert L.
54
 self
 m
 m
 AL
 AL
 AL
 Robert L. Wilson, son of E. M. (Ezekiel Monroe) Wilson (age 4 in 1870--see above)

Wilson, Mary A.
48
 wife
 f
 m
 AR
 TN
 TN
 New wife--did Gennie die?

Wilson, Nelle
12
 daughter
 f
 s
 AR
 AR
 AR
 This last very hard to read, Jo Goodwin reports.




Concerning Ezekiel M. Wilson's Land in Arkansas

[John M. Gwin Note, Nov. 2008: Ruby Mae Pool Marshall's autobiographical account states that her father's Arkansas property was "just east of Faulkner Co. and joined the Lewisburg Rd. on the South, Highway 319 on the north, and Indian Lake Road on the east, in the very northwest corner of Lonoke Co. in Magnes Township. The farm consisted of 80 acres, and they owned their property." In Nov 2008 I reread this account and did a Google map search of this area and located this exact site on the Faulkner/Lonke line due east of the town of Otto and due west of Beebe and Ward. This made me wonder if this 80-acre farm of her father's was some of the same land Ezekiel Wilson had bought earlier, so I looked for it and learned that he had made two purchases of land BEFORE THE WAR:

In the Helena Land Office, Document #6076 states that 40 acres of land were purchased on 1 Sep 1856 by E. M. Wilson, which land is described as follows: measuring from the 5th Principal Meridian, this land is the northeast 40 acres of the southeast 160 acres of section 9 of Township 12 south, Range 5 west, abbreviated NESE 5th PM 12S 5W 9.

In the Helena Land Office, Document #1812 states that an additional 80 acres of land were purchased on 2 Apr 1860 by E. M. Wilson, which land is described as follows: measuring from the 5th Principal Meridian, this land is the southwest 40 acres of the northwest 160 acres of section 1 of Township 12 south, Range 5 west SWNW 5th PM 12S 5W 1 AND the southwest 40 acres of the southeast 160 acres of section 9 of Township 12 south, Range 5 west SWSE 5th PM 12S 5W 9.

In Arkansas the point at which the 5th Principal Meridian crosses the base line is in the Louisiana Purchase State Park. A monument marks the starting point of the 1815 surveys for the Louisiana Purchase. A newly renovated boardwalk and exhibits lead to the marker. To get there, take U.S. 49 South of Brinkley to Ark. 362 (GPS coordinates of the marker are 34º 36' 20.4'' N / 91º 11' 28.8'' W).
Calculations that I made measuring 66 and 72 miles south and 24 to 30 miles west from this initial point place the township (where E. M. Wilson's property is located) just inside the eastern edge of Drew Co., AR, approximately, with section nine being close to where state route 277 crosses the Bayou Bartholomew, the town of Tillar being just a couple of miles to the east and the town of McGehee being about ten miles to the southeast.

In conclusion, this property is clearly NOT the same 80 acres that cousin Ruby Mae Marshall described.  However, in view of the postwar poverty in the south, one might speculate that perhaps Ezekiel Monroe Wilson sold the 120 acres described above and purchased the 80 acres Cousin Ruby described, her father inheriting it from his grandfather E. M. Wilson.]



RANGE
4 WEST
 RANGE
5 WEST		 RANGE
 6WEST
TOWNSHIP
11  SOUTH


TOWNSHIP
12  SOUTH
TWP
12S,
RANGE 5W
TOWNSHIP
13  SOUTH



The term TOWNSHIP has two meanings. First,
it is any six-mile-wide strip of land that extends
east and west parallel to a certain meridian on
the globe. These townships form the east/west
rows on a grid that covers the earth. In the
diagram above, Township 12 South is one of
these strips. (Each corresponding strip that
extends perpendicular to these is called a
"RANGE".)

Second, it is any six-mile-square box on the
grid formed by these intersecting strips. In the
diagram above, the orange square represents
Township 12 South, Range 5 West.


§6
 §5
 §4
 §3
 §2
 §1
X
§7
 §8
 §9
.
X
X   
§10
 §11
 §12
§18
 §17
 §16
 §15
 §14
 §13
§19
 §20
 §21
 §22
 §23
 §24
§30
 §29
 §28
 §27
 §26
 §25
§31
 §32
 §33
 §34
 §35
 §36

A section (§) is one square mile of land
containing 640 acres. The enlarged diagram
above indicates the 36-square-mile
TOWNSHIP that is shown in the diagram to
the left as the orange square known as
TWP 12S, RANGE 5W.

Each of the 36 sections in a township has a
number. They are always numbered as shown
above.

Ezekiel Monroe Wilson bought three 40-acre
plots in this township: two were in section
nine (shown by the red and blue X's in the
light green) and the other in section one
(shown by the burgundy X in the white).

NW

 NE
SW

 SE

The 640-acre sections are subdivided
into
quadrants containing
160 acres
each. As in the diagram above, these quadrants are labeled northwest,
northeast,
southeast, &
southwest.

Eighty acres of Ezekiel's 120 acres were in the 160-acre southeast quadrant of section 9, shown here in lavender.

 Blue =
SW 40
of the
SE 160
of §9's
640 ac.




Red =
NE 40
of the
SE 160
of §9's
640 ac.




The above diagram represents that lavender 160 acres of the southeast quadrant at left.

Ezekiel's 1856 purchase was the northeast 40 acres represented by the red square above. In 1860 he bought the southwest 40 acres shown here in blue (as well as another 40 acres in section 1).





Some Good Communication
Subject:        Re: Greetings again, cousin!
Received:    9/11/00 6:38 PM
From:           TERRYSTOYZ@aol.com
To:                 john, jmcdgwin@zianet.com

Dear John,

I love the way you have done your website.  It's wonderful!  Thanks for all the hard work you have done on it to share it with us.

I have thought for sure that we have to be related to Kathy Kemp ever since I talked to her for the first few times. There are too many names (Nathaniel and Ezekiel) that are in both families.

I have printed out your last letter and everything on your website.  How wonderful to have all of those old pictures.  Do you think you will ever be able to look at them?  Its such a shame to have the pages out of order with the index.  About 2 months ago, my first cousin, Kathy Pool Rodgers, found a box with my grandmother's old pictures in them.  Most of them we remembered seeing and had wondered what happened to them. All of the pictures had identifying names on the back mainly written by myself or my cousin Kathy when we were teenagers.  We are just a year apart in age and grew up a block away from each other.  Thank goodness we did that. Grandma died at age 94 back in 1989. I know I need to do it with a lot of pictures I have.  I made copies of the old pictures with my camera on a tripod.  They came out great.  We found a picture of my great grandmother, Alice Wilson Pool's, brother and one of her sisters.  What a relief it was to find them when we knew they existed somewhere.

Oh yes, I forgot to ask you this.  You mentioned the Methodist Church incident.  Is your family still Methodist?  We are. Alice Wilson Pool was Methodist and when her son Arthur and my Grandma, Blanch, got married, Grandma was Church of Christ.  Alice made her join the Methodist church.  I didn't know if it was because Alice had always been Methodist or if it was because she married into a Methodist family.  Alice's husband's father, James M. Pool gave the land for the Sixteenth Section Church and Cemetery in Lonoke County, Arkansas, back in the 1860's. I have Alice's Methodist Hymnal book from the early 1900s and a Bible presented to Wiley Pool from the Sixteenth Section Methodist Church in 1869.  Too bad there wasn't any family info written in it.

Grandpa Pool worked the farm and he and his family lived in the house with his parents until they passed away.  Alice had been an invalid for many years and Wiley had been blind for quite a while.  Mother and her brother and sister loved them dearly, although Alice ruled the roost and made Mother and her sister bring her the wash to inspect and do over again if it wasn't to her satisfaction.

Thanks again for all your info and organization to keep it straight.

Your Wilson fourth cousin,
Patty
 


Patty, thanks for the kind words.  Yes, I think we'll eventually get all those pictures--and many others--onto pages on the site for all to see.  Whether we get them all identified is another question!  But getting them online so others can help sort them out is not far away.  And with you, I hope we all learn the importance of carefully writing on the backs of all family photos so as to identify those in the pictures for future generations.

No, we're not Methodist, although we have friends who are.  When Dad was growing up in middle Alabama, they went to whatever Protestant services they could, and often it was a Baptist church.  My grandmother--Dad's mom, Adabelle Vardaman--was raised Primitive Baptist, and since his dad, James Bassett Gwin, died when Dad was only five, that was the denomination toward which the family leaned.  And when Dad married my mother, Dorothy Keeney, who came from a long line of West Virginia Baptists, things were pretty well set for how I'd be raised.

Dad and Mom helped start a Baptist church in the little community where we lived in West Virginia, and Mom's first cousin, LeRoy Keeney, a newly ordained Baptist minister, came to help get the church started, too, serving as its first pastor.  I became a Christian in that church, and so did the girl I would marry, Sharon Hamrick.  Years later, when I moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, I got involved in the local Evangelical Free Church, and when Sharon and I fell in love across the miles, I went back home to marry her in that same Baptist church, then brought her out here.  We've been "E Free'ers" ever since, and all three of our children were raised and became Christians there as well.

I'm so grateful that one need not be of any particular denomination to become a Christian!  We have Christian friends who are Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Messianic Jews, and many others.  Sadly, we also know many churchgoers who are not yet Christians--i.e., true believers, ones who are trusting the finished work of Jesus Christ alone (and not their own good works such as church membership) to get them to heaven.  And we're still praying for them all.

You're right, Patty--we are indeed fourth cousins, as the following table shows. [now located above in outline]

Family love to you and yours,
In Jesus,
John