Alexander Huston Wilson

  General Notes:

Field Twp, Jefferson County, IL 1880 Census
165/166 WILSON, Alexander 38 IL TN TN
Mary E. Eller 37 wife AL VA AL
Sarah C/G. 12 dau IL IL AL
Mary A. 10 dau IL IL AL
Dortherly 8 dau IL IL AL
Ellen A. 2 dau IL IL AL
Misty 1/12May dau IL IL AL
Alex H Wilson m. Mary E Eller 7-26-1866
An Alexander H Wilson m. Mrs Frances Ellen Vaughn 1-22-1896

1900 Jefferson County, IL Census:
Name: Alex Willson
Home in 1900: Field, Jefferson, Illinois
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Frace e
Race: White

Name: Frace e Willson
Home in 1900: Field, Jefferson, Illinois
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Spouse's name: Alex
Race: White

Name: Christie Willson
Home in 1900: Field, Jefferson, Illinois
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's name: Alex
Mother's name: Frace e
Race: White

Name: John L Willson - this is John Louis Vaughn not Wilson
Home in 1900: Field, Jefferson, Illinois
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's name: Alex
Mother's name: Frace e
Race: White

Name: Mimis Willson - this is Minnie Emily Vaughn not Wilson
Home in 1900: Field, Jefferson, Illinois
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter
Father's name: Alex
Mother's name: Frace e
Race: White

Name: Frake e Willson - This is Frank Edward Vaughn not Wilson
Home in 1900: Field, Jefferson, Illinois
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's name: Alex
Mother's name: Frace e
Race: White

Name: Cara E Willson This is Cora Ethel Vaughn not Wilson
Home in 1900: Field, Jefferson, Illinois
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter
Father's name: Alex
Mother's name: Frace e
Race: White

Name: Nellie Willson - this is Nina Mae Vaughn she was a Wilson by birth not a Vaughn. Her mother gave her the last name of Vaughn after the divorce. She used the last name of Vaughn as she grew up.
Home in 1900: Field, Jefferson, Illinois
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter
Father's name: Alex
Mother's name: Frace e
Race: White

Alexander married Mary E Eller on 26 Jul 1866 in Jefferson County, Illinois. (Mary E Eller was born in 1843 in Alabama.)

Alexander next married Francis Ellen Sledge, daughter of Zebulon Louis Sledge Jr. and Sarah Nancy Warren, on 22 Jan 1896 in Jefferson County, Illinois. The marriage ended in divorce. (Francis Ellen Sledge was born on 19 Apr 1856 in Jefferson County, Illinois, died on 18 Aug 1923 in Jefferson County, Illinois and was buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Jefferson County, Illinois..)