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William Wilton

William Wilton

Male 1814 - 1876  (62 years)

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  • Name William Wilton  [1
    Born 17 Jun 1814  Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Carlyle P.O. 
    Occupation 1860  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1860  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    With seven children 
    Census 1865  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1865  Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    With three boys and a girl under age 10, a boy and girl age 10 to 19 and a man and woman age 20 to 29 
    Census 1870  Twp. 2N Range 2W, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Carlyle P.O. 
    Occupation 1870  Twp. 2N Range 2W, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer 
    Residence 1870  Twp. 2N Range 2W, Clinton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    With second wife Nancy (Young), five children, two stepchildren and a farm hand 
    Died 19 Nov 1876  [2, 3
    Buried Clement Twp., Clinton County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Wilton Cemetery
    William Wilton (1814 - 1876) - Find A Grave Memorial
    William Wilton (1814 - 1876) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Includes biographical information and gravestone photo.

    Created by: James C Henderson
    Record added: Sep 02, 2012
    Find A Grave Memorial# 96397454
    Notes 
    • William, the second child of Henry and his third wife Nancy Cook was born in "The Fort at Shawneetown" in Gallitin County Illinois. He married first Martha (Patsy) Nichols and sired eleven children the last in 1858. He next married Nancy Young and sired six more children. William purchased 20 acres near Huey Illinois ( formerly Clement) from John Huey in 1835. He then recieved title for the adjoining 40 acres of land from the land office at Vandalia Illinois on Aug 10 1838 described as "for the North East quarter of the North East quarter of Section twenty eight in Township two North of the base line, of Range two West of the third principal meridian, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Vandalia Illinois, containing forty acres."This location is probably the farm near Huey, Southeast of Carlyle where Emma Florence, first of six children with his second wife, Nancy Mariah Young, was born in 1864 and also where Earl Wilton Henderson was born in 1894. William also purchased another 40 acres on November 1 1839 located several miles from the first farm described as " the North East quarter of the North east quarter of Section Thirty Three in Township two North of the base line, of Range two West of the third principal Meridian in the District of Land subject to sale at Vandalia Illinois containing forty acres."

      Wilton Home Place - go south of Huey about one-half mile, then right about 1 1/4 miles. The house is yellow, I believe. It is just before you get to the road that turns south (left). (You can actually go to the cemetery that way, too). A half mile or so south of the house, off to the left, near another house, you will see the old Collins school building. It originally sat not too far south of the Wilton house (see the 1892 plat map).

      Cemetery - go about 2 miles south of Huey to where the paved road turns left; turn right and go towards the water tower on the hill; the cemetery is up the private drive past the water tower, and just a little ways past the house. George cut down the brush to clear a path in. In the western part of the SE Quarter of Section 33.This cemetery is located in Section 33 Clement Township. It is located in the woods on the top of a hill with a beautiful view. Unfortunately, most of the stones were below ground level and very difficult to find. In fact, we used the technique of dowsing for graves to find them. This cemetery is on private property.

      William purchased this 1 3/4 acre plot near Huey as a family burial ground and is buried there. The cemetery is located in Section 33 just south of the SE corner of William Wilton's property in Section 33 on private property. Before his wife would sign the deed however, William had to buy her a new dress ( ltr Emma Florence Wilton 1939). In June 2002 a relative ( 2nd cousin) found the Wilton cemetery near Huey located where described in a letter by Emma Henderson and found William's tablet headstone buried under dirt and also Sophia's.

      --James C Henderson
    • Found in Clinton Co., Illinois index to probate files but the box holding his file (94) is not online; his will record should be recorded in will book B but the book is not indexed and is 700 pages (18 Mar 2016)
    Person ID I1892  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2016 

    Family 1 Martha Nichols,   b. 7 Jun 1820, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1859  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1838  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marriage License 19 Apr 1838  Clinton Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F830  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Nancy Young,   b. 1840, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1859 - 1864 
    Family ID F993  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Wilton, William - Portrait c. 1855
    Wilton, William - Portrait c. 1855

  • Sources 
    1. [S14600] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900, Illinois Secretary of State, (online database), p. 69, line 2.

    2. [S23402] Wilton Cemetery Transcription, Kelly A. Isaak, George and Mary Shackelton, (25 & 26 May 2003).

    3. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 96397454 (Reliability: 2), 21 Mar 2016.

    4. [S40178] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 792, p. 110, Clinton Co., Illinois (Reliability: 2), 21 Jun 2010.

    5. [S26883] Illinois State Census Collection, 1825-1865, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008), p. 27, Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, 1865 (Reliability: 2), 28 Sep 2010.

    6. [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 156, p. 20, Twp. 2N Range 2W, Clinton, Illinois (Reliability: 2), 15 May 2010.