The Wilson Family
The Wilson family seems to be one of largest families in this area. There are many descendants that are still existing in most communities, towns and cities throughout the United States. Head A Creek was once part of Wetipquin. The landowners who received land grants and passed the property to their descendants once called the land the head of Wetipquin Creek leading to Green Hill. This area was in Somerset County until 1867 when Wicomico County was formed a few years after the Civil War.
Beginning in 1790, there was a census taken every ten years of all free persons in Somerset County, Maryland. In the 1820 census, a young woman named Leah Wilson was listed among the free blacks living in Somerset County, Maryland and the head of her household. Twelve years later, there was a special census taken of all the free blacks in every county in Maryland. This 1832 census had a separate list of all free males and a list of all free females living in the counties. The following persons were in Leah Wilson’s household: Tracy Wilson, Jane Wilson, Betsy Wilson, Mary Wilson, James Wilson, Samuel Wilson and Benjamin Wilson. It was not until the 1850 census that members of the household was listed whether persons in the home was related or not. In each census record taken there were gradually more persons listed as free persons. 1870 had the largest census records because of the end of slavery. The 1880 census for the first time not only gave the names of the persons in the home, but the relationship of each person to the head of the household and their occupation.
In the 1850 census of the Tyaskin District of Somerset County, Maryland the following families of the Wilson family were listed. All of them were called Mulatto, which means a mixed race. In the first family was Jane Wilson age 36; Julia Wilson age 9; Amanda Wilson age 7; Charlotte Wilson age 4. The second family was Tracy Wilson age 40; James W. Wilson age 8; Rufus Wilson age 4; and Jane Wilson age 1. The third family was James Polk age 32; Betsy Wilson Polk age 30; Benjamin Polk age 3 and Samuel Polk four months. The fourth family was Leah Wilson age 65; Benjamin Wilson age 25; James Wilson age 30; Henry Wilson age 9 and Samuel Wilson age 27.
In 1860, Jane Wilson last name was Dashiell and there were two more additions to her family. Their names were Elizabeth Dashiell, Easter Dashiell and a young man named Rufus Dashiell. Leah Wilson and Tracy Wilson lived in another house together. There is no mention of the children who were in Tracy’s home in 1850. Betsy and her husband James Polk had six children- Mary Polk, Benjamin Polk, Samuel Polk, James Polk, John Polk and Martha Polk. Living in James Wilson house were his four children Wesley Wilson, George Wilson, Henrietta Wilson and James Wilson. His brother Benjamin’s wife Frances Wilson was also living with them with her four children- George Wilson, Mary Wilson, William Wilson and an infant unnamed.
1870, Mary Wilson and Betsy Polk were living together, perhaps Betsy’s husband had passed away, and there were two children in the household – Mary Polk age 6 and Ida Harris age 15. The research traces one of Betsy’s sons, James Polk to 1900. He was l5 years of age in 1870 living in another household. There is no mentioning of her other children until 1880. Benjamin Wilson, his wife Frances, his mother Leah Wilson and four children lived in his home. The children were Jane Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Hennie Wilson and Laurel Wilson. Their oldest son, George Wilson and a daughter Mary Wilson were working and staying in other homes in the community. James Wilson and his son James, Jr. lived with a Goslee family. Samuel Wilson the second son of Leah Wilson was married to Mary Jane Evans. Her family called her Jane. Their children were John Wilson and Samuel Wilson. Also in the household was a ten-year-old child named Mary Conway.
By 1880, James Wilson’s daughter Henrietta Wilson had married John Goslee and they had four children. They were George Goslee, John Goslee, Charles Goslee and Caroline Goslee. Benjamin and France Wilson had six children. Their names were George Wilson, Mary W Wilson, Jane Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Hennie Wilson, and Alice Wilson. A young child named Robert Houston age 6 lived in the Household. Samuel and Jane Wilson had six children also. Their names were John H Wilson, Samuel W Wilson, Nancy E. Wilson, Mary A Wilson, and Leah Wilson. Nancy and Mary were twins. Families of Benjamin and James Polk were listed in 1880 census. They were sons of Betsy Wilson Polk.
There were two Benjamin Wilson families listed in the 1870 census. One man’s wife was named Sarah and the other man wife was named Frances. It is believed that these two families are unrelated living in the Tyaskin District. In fact, Sarah’s daughter Hester Wilson married Frances’ son George Wilson making all descendants of this couple related to both families. One family was free by 1820 while the other family does not appear in the census records until after slavery in 1870. This is the listing of the other Benjamin Wilson family in the 1870 census: Benjamin Wilson age 50, Sarah C. age 30, Joseph Anna age 15, Samuel age 12, Matilda age 7, Hester age 6. Louisa age 4, Tobias age 3, and John age l. In 1880 they had new additions to their family: James, Sarah and William. The Somerset County marriage records states that Benjamin Wilson and Sarah Conway were married July 26, 1859. Benjamin Wilson and his wife Sarah owned property in White Haven, Maryland found in the land records of Wicomico County Liber SPT2 Folio 193 and Liber TFJR 3Folio 7.
In 1900 Sarah Conway Wilson was a widow, she said that she had 14 children and five children were living. One of these men served in the United States Colored Volunteer troops during the Civil War. According to 1890 census of the Civil War Veterans, Benjamin Wilson of the Tyaskin District was in the Ninth Regiment Infantry of United States Colored Troops in Maryland, Company K, his rank was a Sergeant. The date of his enlistment was October 22, 1863. He served three years during the Civil War. His complete military records can be found at the National Archives in Washington DC.
Tracy Wilson. Tracy Wilson, the oldest daughter of Leah Wilson, was born circa 1809 in Somerset County, Maryland. The only children found in her household in 1850 were James W. Wilson age 8; Rufus Wilson age 4; and Jane Wilson age one. Tracy doesn’t seem to have been married and there was no further information concerning these children.
Jane Wilson Dashiell. Jane Wilson Dashiell is the second daughter of Leah Wilson. She is born circa 1814 in Somerset County, Maryland. Her children were Julia Dashiell, Amanda Dashiell, Charlotte Dashiell, Elizabeth Dashiell and Easter Dashiell. Her husband is unknown, written in the 1860 census there was a young man named Rufus Dashiell who was born circa 1835 living in her household. There is not any public record showing that he was her husband or just an acquaintance. The first daughter of Jane Wilson was Julia Dashiell. She was born circa 1841 in Somerset, County. In Wicomico County marriage records show that Julia A Dashiell age 16 married Joseph Parker age 27 on April 28, 1869 at Wetipquin Baptist Church. The ceremony was performed by Minister Christopher C Donoho of Wetipquin. The church that no longer exist was located on the property between the heirs of Lewis Conway and the Late James & Ella Cornish on Wetipquin Road. In the 1870 census was Joseph Parker, his wife Julia Parker and an infant son named Alexander Parker four months old. They were living in the Tyaskin District.
Amanda Dashiell, second daughter of Jane Wilson, was born circa 1843 in Somerset County. Charlotte Dashiell, the third daughter of Jane Wilson, was born March 1850 in Somerset County. Elizabeth Dashiell, the fourth daughter of Jane Wilson, was born circa 1854 in Somerset County. Easter Dashiell was the youngest daughter of Jane Wilson. She was born circa 1855 in Somerset County. Betsy Wilson Polk. Betsy Wilson, the third daughter of Leah Wilson, was born circa 1818 in Somerset County, Maryland. Her husband was James Polk. The children of this marriage were Benjamin Polk, Samuel Polk, Mary Polk, John Polk, James Polk and Martha Polk. Benjamin Polk, the oldest son of James and Betsy Wilson Polk, was born circa 1852 in Somerset County, Maryland. His wife was Marie Polk. The children of this marriage were James B Polk born circa 1870, Georgiana Polk born circa 1868, and Carrie Polk born circa 1873. Benjamin Polk also reared three stepchildren- Samuel Polk, Zedrick Polk and Melanie Polk.
James Polk, son of Benjamin and Marie Polk, was born November 1870. James Polk married Mary Wainwright July 1895. She was born March 1875. The children of the marriage were Della M Polk born August 1896, Jamesana Polk born September 1894, Victoria Polk born circa 1901, Garner Polk born circa 1909 and an adopted son named Soller Polk. Georgiana Polk, daughter of Benjamin and Marie Polk, was born February 1868 in White Haven, Maryland. She married Albert Peter; he was born January 1866. The Children of this marriage were Albert Peters, born May 1891; Raymond Peters, born January 1893; Lucy Peters, born October 1894; Gardner Peters, August 1896; Samuel Peters, circa 1901 and Annie Peters, circa 1905. In 1930, Georgiana Polk Peters was a widow; living in her household was her son, Raymond Peters, who was widowed with four small children. Their names are the following:
Mary Wilson. Mary Wilson was the youngest Daughter of Leah Wilson. She was born circa 1819 in Somerset County, Maryland. Mary Wilson does not seem to have any descendants or been married. According to the census she lived to be about 50 to 60 years of age. She does not appear in 1880 census. James Wilson. James Wilson was the oldest son of Leah Wilson. He was born circa 1820 in Somerset County, Maryland. James Wilson was a widower by 1860. His sons were Henry Wilson, George Wilson and James Wilson Jr. His sons seem to have passed away at a young age. His only daughter was Henrietta Wilson. The research of James Wilson’s descendants was continued through his daughter Henrietta Wilson. Henrietta Wilson was born March 1840. She was joined in holy matrimony to Robert John Goslee May 27, 1876. He was born circa 1836 in Somerset County, Maryland. Henrietta Wilson Goslee was a widow by 1900 and passed away November 15, 1923. Family and friends called her “Hennie”. The children of this union were Elizabeth Goslee, George Goslee, John Goslee, William Goslee, Charles Goslee, Ernest Goslee, and Catherine Goslee.
George Goslee was born March 1870. His wife was Mahala Jones Goslee. She was born March 1876. The children of this marriage were Bethenia Goslee born February 1894, Henrietta Goslee born May 1895, Georgiana Goslee Born November 1897, Clarence Goslee born circa 1904, James Goslee born circa 1908, Dorothy Goslee born circa 1912 and Lee Goslee born circa 1919. John Goslee, second son of John and Hennie Goslee, was born January 1872. John Goslee married Lillie Wainwright July 28, 1900. She was born circa 1886. Their Children were Paul Goslee, Oscar Goslee and Esther Goslee. Charles Goslee, third son of John and Hennie Goslee, was born circa 1877. William Goslee, fourth son of John and Hennie Goslee, was born June 1883. Ernest Goslee, fifth son of John and Hennie Goslee, was born May 1885. He married Ollie Dashiell July 25, 1910. He died July 1957 in Head A Creek and was buried in St James Cemetery.
Catherine Goslee, daughter of John and Hennie Goslee, was born November 1879. March 16, 1899, she married John S Jones of Wetipquin. He was born October 1876 in Wetipquin. His parents were Samuel Jones and Sarah Wainwright Jones. John S Jones died October 1959 in Wetipquin and was buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. The children of this union: John Emerson Jones born circa 1900. He died June 1963 in Baltimore, Maryland. His wife name was Helen. Orenzie Orlando Jones was born circa 1903 in Wetipquin. He died October 12, 1978. His wife was Amelia Annie Bailey Jones of Wetipquin. She was born August 23, 1908. Her parents were Charles Bailey and Ethel Dashiell Bailey of Wetipquin. Orenzie and Amelia Jones reared several foster children. She passed away September 9, 1994. Their Daughters are Betsy James Jones and Frances Jones who resides in Baltimore, Maryland. James Ernest Jones was born circa 1907 in Wetipquin. He died February 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Henrietta Jones and Nettie Jones were twins born circa 1910. Henrietta’s husband last name was Weaver.
Nettie Jones married Albert “Shortie” Cartwright of Norfolk, Virginia. The children of this family are Carrie Cartwright, Ruth Cartwright, Annette Cartwright, Mary Cartwright, Norma Lee Cartwright, Rosa Cartwright, Martha Cartwright, John Cartwright, Wilbur Cartwright, Harry Cartwright, and Leroy Cartwright. Mary Jones, the youngest daughter of John and Catherine Jones, was born circa 1917. Her first marriage was to Rev. Granville Jones of Williamsburg, Maryland. Their Daughter is Shirley Jones. Her second marriage is to Richard Harmon. Robert John Jones was the youngest son of John and Catherine Jones. He was born August 16, 1923. He passed March 19, 1997 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His children are Carrie Jones and Bobby Jones. Elizabeth Goslee, daughter of John and Henrietta Wilson Goslee was born circa 1867. 1880 census listed her a servant working age 13. Her marriage name was Winder. They made their home in Mt Vernon, Maryland. There were no Children. More research will be continued on this family.
Samuel Wilson. Samuel Wilson was the second son of Leah Wilson. He was born circa 1823 in Somerset County, Maryland. Samuel Wilson married Mary Jane Evans July 26, 1857. She was born April 1840 in Somerset County, Maryland. The family called her Jane. The children of this union were John H Wilson, Samuel W Wilson, Nancy E Wilson, Mary A Wilson, Leah Wilson, James Addison Wilson and Eli Wilson. John H Wilson was born circa 1869. Samuel W Wilson was born circa 1870. Nancy E Wilson was born November 1873. She married Major Thomas December 24, 1888. He was born May 1866. The children of this marriage were Annie Thomas born December 1892, John Thomas born December 1892, Sally A Thomas born May 1896, McCall Thomas born circa 1897, Loni Thomas born March 1898, Josephine Thomas born circa 1904, Major Thomas born circa 1905, Ella Thomas born circa 1908 and James Thomas circa 1910.
Mary A Wilson a twin to Nancy Wilson was born November 1873. She married William Farrington September 9, 1897. James Addison Wilson was born March 1881. He married Laura E Conway on June 11, 1902. His family called him Addison. They had at least two children according to 1910, but the census taker’s handwriting was not clear in naming them. Leah J Wilson was born circa 1874. She married William Wainwright July 29, 1892 at John Wesley Church in White Haven, Maryland. Rev Charles O Pullet performed the wedding ceremony. There were no children from this union. Eli Wilson was the young son of Samuel and Jane Wilson. He was born April 1885.
Benjamin Wilson. Benjamin Wilson, the youngest child of Leah Wilson, was born circa 1825 in Somerset County, Maryland. His wife was Frances Athsah Owens Wilson. She was born circa 1840. Her parents were Israel Owens and Sarah Burkes Owens. The children of this family were George Wilson, Mary Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, William Wilson, Jane Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Henrietta Wilson and Laura Wilson.
First Child. George Wilson was the first son of Benjamin and Frances Wilson. He was born October 1853 Head A Creek, Maryland. He married Hester Wilson of White Haven, Maryland October 4, 1881. Her parents were Benjamin Wilson and Sarah Conway Wilson of White Haven. Hester Wilson was a widow by 1930 living with a daughter. The children of this marriage were Cornelia F Wilson, Ocie M Wilson, Pierce Wilson, Mary Hester Wilson, William Thomas Wilson, David A Wilson and Millard John Wilson. Cornelia Wilson, oldest Daughter of George and Hester Wilson, was born November 1882 in Head A Creek, Maryland. She married Daniel Andrew Conway December 30, 1902. Their sons were George Henry Conway born circa 1905 and Charles Linwood Conway born circa 1908.
Ocie M Wilson, the second daughter of George and Hester Wilson was born December 1884 in Head A Creek. Her husband was Andrew Preston. He was born March 1885 in White Haven. They had no children, however did rear a niece Ocie Mae Wilson after the death of her parents. In 1930 her mother, Hester Wilson, was living in the household. Andrew’s Parents were Thomas Preston and Lottie Peters Preston of White Haven. Pierce B Wilson was the oldest son of George and Hester Wilson. He was born October 1886 in Head A Creek, Maryland. In 1910 Pierce was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife named Louise. When he died February 1970 in Head A Creek the obituary stated that his wife’s name was Mary. Perhaps her name was Mary Louise or the there were two separate marriages. There were no children of this marriage.
Mary Hester Wilson, the youngest Daughter of George and Hester Wilson, was born June 1891 in Head A Creek, Maryland. She married Charles Linwood Way June 24, 1908. He was born December 1886 in Quantico, Maryland. Her family called her “Molly”. The children of this marriage Sarah Hester Way, John C Way, George Way, Grace Way, Helen Virginia Way, Cornelia Florence Way, Daisy Rosalee Way and Mary M Way. William Thomas Wilson, the second son of George and Hester Wilson, was born April 1893 in Head A Creek, Maryland. His first marriage on May 6, 1914 was to Lena Gattis. Their daughter was Nellie Wilson born circa 1921. His second marriage was Evelyn Perry Jones. The children of this marriage were Lena Wilson, Eva Wilson and George Williams.
David A Wilson, the third son of George and Hester Wilson, was born September 1895 in Head A Creek. His wife was Amanda Jones of Head A Creek. Her Father name was John Jones. David Wilson owned and operated a tavern for the “nightlife” of the community. Their only child was Pierce Wilson. His friends called him “Biggs Wilson”. Pierce’s only daughter is Barbara Lee Gattis Gale. Millard John Wilson, the youngest son of George and Hester Wilson, was born July 1898 in Head A Creek, Maryland. He married Mary Eliza Fields July 19, 1918 in Salisbury, Maryland. Millard and Mary Eliza Wilson had passed away by 1830. The children of this marriage were Ocie Mae Wilson, George Stanley Wilson and Grant Dorman. Ocie Mae Wilson was born circa October 12, 1918 in Head A Creek. She married Robert Charles Mitchell of Wetipquin on November 1, 1938 in Fruitland, Maryland. Robert Mitchell was born September 1903. He passed away May 1988 in Salisbury, Maryland and was buried in Odd Fellows cemetery in Wetipquin. His parents were James Arthur Mitchell and Leola Robinson Mitchell. Ocie Wilson Mitchell passed away October 17, 1995 and was buried in the Odd fellow cemetery in Wetipquin. The children of this marriage are Leon Amos Mitchell, Phyllis Fredia Mae Mitchell, Robert Charles Mitchell Jr, Stanley Lemuel Mitchell, Wayne Wilson Mitchell, Diana Mitchell and Yolanda Loretta Mitchell.
George Stanley Wilson, son of Millard and Mary Eliza Fields Wilson, was born March 30, 1922 in Head A Creek. After the death of his parents, George Wilson was reared by his Uncle Noah and Aunt Delia Fields. They lived in Salisbury, Maryland. He married Agnes Blanche Mitchell of Wetipquin on February 13, 1943 in Salisbury, Maryland. She was born August 13, 1923 in Wetipquin. Her parents were James Arthur Mitchell and Leola Robinson Mitchell. George had a pleasant outgoing personality. He passed away December 30, 2000 in Salisbury, Maryland. The children of this marriage are twin daughters, Theresia Winola Wilson & Patricia Constance Wilson, Millard Weldon Wilson and Frenzella Wilson, the youngest daughter. His widow resides in Wetipquin. Grant Dorman was born circa 1910 in Head A Creek, Maryland. His wife was Bethenia Johnson Dorman. The children of this marriage are Charlene Dorman and Charles Donald Lee Johnson. His grandmother was Tamar Dorman of Head A Creek.
Second Child. Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Benjamin and Frances Wilson, was born November 1859 in Head A Creek, Maryland. She married Alexander H Nichols April 18, 1882. She passed away August 19, 1952 in Salisbury, Maryland and was buried St James Cemetery in Head A Creek. Her husband was born December 1856. His parents were Moses and Harriett Nichols. Their children were William Carroll Nichols, Golden Nichols, Walter Nichols, Harriett Nichols, Jamesana Nichols, Mary T Nichols, Herman Nichols and Rachel Nichols. Harriett Nichol was the oldest daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Wilson Nichols. She was born September 1881. William Carroll Nichol, the first son of Alexander and Elizabeth Wilson Nichols, was born July 1887. He married Mary Ellen Viola Hull of Wetipquin. The date of their marriage was February 9, 1915. Her parents were John Hull and Irene Moore Hull of Wetipquin.
The Children of this family are Nathaniel Nichols, Elizabeth Nichols and Carroll Nichols Jr. who is deceased. Nathaniel Nichols married Eunice Conway of White Haven, Maryland. They resides in Washington DC. Their children are Laverne Nichols Hunter and Nathaniel Nichols Jr who is an attorney of the state of Pennsylvania. Laverne lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Nathaniel Jr. lives in Media, Pennsylvania. Laverne is a retired teacher, also a genealogist and has done extensively research on the Wilson family. She also did histories of other families of this area. The second son of Alexander and Elizabeth Wilson Nichols was Golden Nichol. He was born August 1889. Golden Nichols married Hester Elsey November 12, 1913. The second daughter was Rachel Nichols. She was born September 1891.Jamesana Nichols, the third daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Wilson Nichols, was born circa April 1896. Jamesana Nichols married Robert Dorman December 29, 1908.
Their children were Irene Dorman, Louis Dorman, Robert Dorman, Jamesana Dorman, Hilda Dorman and Mary Dorman. Mary T Nichols – Lewis was the youngest daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Wilson Nichols. Herman B Nichols was the third son of Alexander and Elizabeth Wilson Nichols. He was born April 1897.Walter Nichols was the youngest son of Alexander and Elizabeth Wilson Nichols. He was born June 1899. Raphael Nichols, a son of Alexander Nichol and Elizabeth Wilson Nichol, was listed in 1930 census age 25, born circa 1905, lived with his mother on Catherine Street in Salisbury, Maryland. She was a widow by 1920.
Third Child. Samuel Wilson, the youngest son of Benjamin and Frances Wilson, was born November 1863 in Head A Creek, Maryland. His wife name was Annie. She was born September 1867. The children of this marriage were Elizabeth Maude Wilson, Ernest W Wilson, Annie Mae Wilson, Nettie J Wilson, Samuel B Wilson, Essie Pearl Wilson, Robert Fulton Wilson, Booker Wilson, Marie Wilson, Lucy Wilson and Grace Wilson. Elizabeth Maude Wilson, first daughter of Samuel and Annie Wilson, was born April 1886 in Head A Creek, Maryland. Ernest Wilson, first son of Samuel and Annie Wilson, was born November 1887 in Head A Creek, Maryland. He married Charlotte (Lottie) Peters of Quantico, Maryland September 3, 1909.
Ernest Wilson passed away July 7, 1959 in Head A Creek and was buried in St James cemetery. Children of this marriage were Otelia Ruth Mae Wilson, Arthur Wilson and Ocie Wilson. Ruth Mae, Daughter of Ernest and Lottie Peters Wilson was born circa 1911 in Head A Creek, Maryland. Otelia Ruth Mae Wilson first marriage was to Willie Thomas Hudson May 29, 1926. One son was born to this marriage. His name was William Hudson. Her second marriage was to Washington. A Daughter was born of this marriage, Patricia Ann Washington. Third marriage was to Matthew Noah Hull of Wetipquin. Ruth Mae Wilson Hull passed away November 1963 in Salisbury and was buried in the Hull Family cemetery in Wetipquin, Maryland.
Annie Mae Wilson, the second daughter of Samuel and Annie Wilson was born September 1889 in Head A Creek, Maryland. She married John Wesley Peters December 29, 1901. He was born April 1886 in White Haven, Maryland. The children of this marriage were Leonard Peters, Lottie Peters –Dashiell, Mabeline France Peters – Perry, Ollie Adella Grace Peters –Pinkett, Ann Elizabeth Peter and Naomi Ruth Peters –Foxwell. Nettie J Wilson, third Daughter of Samuel and Annie Wilson, was born April 1891 in Head A Creek, Maryland. She married Jesse Peters July 28, 1901. Their daughter was Marie Peters. Samuel B Wilson, second son of Samuel and Annie Wilson, was born June 1893 in Head A Creek, Maryland.
Essie Pearl Wilson, fourth daughter of Samuel and Annie Wilson, was born July 1895 in Head A Creek. She married Andrew B Wright of Jesterville, Maryland February 8, 1914 in White Haven, Maryland. He was born circa 1892 in Jesterville. Andrew passed away in 1984 and was buried in Elsey cemetery in Jesterville, Maryland. The children of this marriage: Leon Wright, Helen Wright, Wilson Wright, Nettie Ann Wright, Lucy Wright, Rudolph Wright and Grace Wright. Leon Wright married Olivia Brown. Their children are Michael Wright, Floyd Wright, Lillian Wright and Desmond Brown. Lucy Wright married Alexander Joseph of Wetipquin. Their children are Eleanor Joseph, Jean Eliza Joseph and Faye Joseph. Helen Wright married Perry Conway. Their children are Peggy Conway, Perry Conway and Annabelle Conway.
Rudolph Wright’s children are Desiree Wright, Anna Wright, Pearl Lee Wright and Booker Wright.Wilson Wright wife name was Althea. Their children are Phyllis Wright, Wilson Wright Jr., Kathy Wright, Sandra Jean Wright, Larry Wright and Terry Wright. Grace Wright married Dee Allen. Their children are Dee Allen Jr., Thomas Allen, Mary Amanda Allen, Paula Allen, Barbara Allen and Andrea Allen. Nettie Ann Wright –Bishop had one daughter. Robert Fulton Wilson, third son of Samuel and Annie Wilson, was born January 1899 in Head A Creek. Fulton’s wife was Juanita Peters Wilson of Quantico, Maryland. Her father was Carl Peters. Her grandmother was Elizabeth Taylor Pinkett of Quantico. Fulton and Juanita owned and operated a grocery store on the Nanticoke Road in Head A Creek.
The children in the neighboring communities would walk several miles just to go there to listen to their jukebox and dance. The old store was finally moved and sold to the Wetipquin Community Development Club, Inc. in the 1970’s and is an addition room to the former “Julius Rosewald” two room Elementary school that now serves as Wetipquin Community Center. Fulton and Juanita Peters Wilson only son is Carl Wilson. Booker Wilson was the youngest son of Samuel and Annie Wilson. He was born circa 1910 in Head A Creek. Booker made his career serving over twenty years in United States military. His only son was TaHo Mitchell. TaHo was born in the Far East while Booker was entour there. He had to find a family to adopt his son before he could bring him home to the States. Booker chose Andrew Mitchell and his wife Bethenia to adopt his son. After his retirement from the military Booker operated a fast food Tastee Freeze near his home in Head A Creek. He built a softball field for the young people from Westside communities to play softball during the summer months. Crowds of people came and ate food from his Tastee Freeze. Marie Wilson, fifth daughter of Samuel and Annie Wilson, was born circa 1912. Her husband last name was Mentor from Jamaica. Her son was Millard “Rabbit” Wilson. Lucy Wilson, sixth daughter of Samuel and Annie Wilson, was born circa 1914 in Head A Creek, Maryland. She married Arthur Winder Jr. There were not any children. Grace Wilson, the youngest daughter of Samuel and Annie Wilson, was born circa 1917 in Head A Creek, Maryland.
Fourth Child. Jane Wilson Conway, third Daughter of Benjamin and Frances Wilson, was born 1865 in Somerset County, Maryland. Her children were Samuel Wilson born January 1883, Annie Blanche Wilson born April 1885 and Wesley Wilson born May 1887 in Head A Creek, Maryland. Jane Wilson Conway also had stepchildren; their names were Isaac “Ike” Conway, Charlotte “Lottie” Conway and Georgiana Conway. Annie Blanche Wilson was the only daughter of Jane Wilson Conway. The research continues through Blanche Wilson’s descendants. Blanche Wilson married John Price of Quantico, Maryland. His father was George Price. Their children were Walter Price, Mckindley Price, Mildred Price, Roland Price, Wesley Price, Oscar Booker Price, Clattie Price, George Price, Blanche Price and Lottie Price.
Walter Price was born circa 1901. His wife name was Margaret Ann. The children of this marriage were Geraldine Price, Alline Price and Lena Williams. Mckindley Price was born circa 1904. His wife name was Mary McBride of Dames Quarter, Maryland. The children of this marriage were Delores Price, Myrtle Price, James Price, Rosetta Price, Melvin Price, Ernest Price and Thomas Price. Mildred Price was born circa 1906. Her Husband was Paul Goslee and their only child was Samuel Goslee. Roland Price was born circa 1906. He was a twin to Mildred. His son was Roland “Pig” Price Jr. Wesley Price was born circa 1911. There were no children. Oscar Booker Price was born circa 1912. He married Margaret “Maggie” Gattis. The children of this marriage are Gloria Price, Oscar “Buddy” Price Jr. and Alexander Price. Clattie Price was born circa 1916. Her husband was Harold Gale of Quantico, Maryland. The children of this marriage are Harold Gale Jr., Marion Gale and Helena Gale who is deceased. An infant boy was a twin to Clattie. He passed away shortly after his birth.
George “Buster” Price was the youngest son of John Price and Annie Blanche Wilson Price. His daughter is Phyllis Price. Annie Blanche Price was born circa 1917. Her husband was Samuel Winder of Quantico, Maryland. The children of this marriage: Sylvia Winder, Helen Winder, Albert Winder, Benjamin Winder, David Winder and Phyllis Winder. Charlotte “Lottie” Price is the youngest daughter of John Price and Annie Blanche Wilson Price. She married Benjamin Waters of Fruitland, Maryland. There were not any children of this marriage. Lottie Price Waters is presently living in a nursing home.
Fifth Child. Henrietta “Hennie” Wilson, fourth daughter of Benjamin and Frances Wilson, was born June 1870 in Head A Creek, Maryland. She married George W Dashiell December 19, 1887 in St James Church, Head A Creek, Maryland. The children of this marriage were Sherman Dashiell, Garfield Dashiells, Frances Dashiell, Mary Dashiell and George Dashiell. Sherman Dashiell, son of George and Hennie Wilson Dashiell, was born November 1889. Garfield Dashiell, son of George and Hennie Wilson Dashiell, was born January 1892. His wife’s name was Annie. The children of this marriage were Margaret Dashiell born circa 1905 and Irene Dashiell born circa 1910.
Written in an obituary of PFC William Henry Garfield Dashiell who passed away September 1952 in Germany are a list of family members: Frances Dashiell Green, Mary Dashiell Carter, Jeanie Dashiell and Jeanette Dashiell. His parents were Garfield Dashiell and Annie Dashiell. His paternal grandmother was Henrietta Dashiell. The fallen soldier was buried in Green Acres cemetery in Salisbury. The family lived on Westover Circle in Salisbury. Frances Dashiell, Daughter of George and Hennie Wilson Dashiell, was born December 1890. Mary Dashiell, daughter of George and Hennie Wilson Dashiell, was born April 1895. George Dashiell, son of George and Hennie Wilson Dashiell, was born circa 1908. Hennie Wilson Dashiells was a widow by 1930 living in Salisbury, Maryland. She out lived all of her siblings.
Some Marriage Records of the Wilson Family
Benjamin Wilson to Sarah Conway – May 12, 1855
Samuel Wilson to Mary Jane Evans – July 26 1857
Charles Wilson to Araminta Johnson – December 8, 1863
George Wilson to Hester Wilson – October 4, 1881
Nancy Wilson age 18 to Major Thomas – December 24, 1888
George Wilson to Susan Evans – 1890
James Wilson to Jane Conway – May 19,1889
Hennie Wilson age 32 to Robert John Goslee – May 27, 1876
Matilda Wilson to Jacob Conway – April 6, 1872
Lizzie Wilson age 19 to Alexander Nichols age 24 – April 18, 1882
Wesley Polk to Mary F Evans – August 14, 1877
Georgia A Wilson to Noah Smith – April 7, 1879
Hennie Wilson to George W Dashiell – December 19, 1887 St James Church – Head A Creek
Julia A Dashiell to Joseph Parker – April 28, 1869, Wetipquin, MD
Sarah Wilson to James Twilley – July 28, 1882
James Polk to Mary Wainwright July 1895
John Goslee to Lillie Wainwright – July 28, 1900
Mary E Wilson to Benjamin Gattis of Tyaskin – June 30, 1894
Leah J Wilson age 18 to William Wainwright at John Wesley Church in White Haven, Minister CC Pullet – July 27, 1872
Ernest Goslee to Ollie Dashiell – July 25, 1910
John Wilson age 23 to Sarah Waters – April 29, 1893
Mary A Wilson age 20 to William Farrington – September 9, 1897
Sarah E Wilson age 18 to Richard Long – April 26, 1894
William H Wilson age 23 to Delsa Wainwright – November 13, 1900
Addie Wilson age 23 to Robert N. Cottman – December 18, 1902
Cornelia Wilson age 20 to Daniel Conway – December 30, 1902
Biddy Louise Wilson age 22 to Dewitt P Wright age 21 in Fruitland, Maryland – December 30, 1902
James A Wilson age 22 to Laura E Conway – June 11, 1902
Sarah Jane Wilson age 18 to Reese Winder – June 15, 1909
Bill Tom Wilson age 22 to Lena Gattis – May 6, 1914
William Henry Wilson age 34 to Bethenia Wainwright – April 28,1914, he was divorced.
Mary Hattie Wilson age 18 to Lambert Moore – August 5, 1913
Lena May Wilson age 21 to Isaac Gordy Gale – January 6, 1915
Millard J Wilson to Mary Eliza Fields – July 19, 1918
Ruth Mae Wilson age 19 to Willie Thomas Hudson – May 29, 1926
Alice R Wilson age 21 to John Albert Birckhead in Hebron – July 13, 1926
Mary A Wilson age 18 to George Brewington – December 27, 1902
Mary E Wilson age 18 to Fredrick Fooks – February 16, 1904
Thomas P Wilson age 36 to Sidney Parson – June 29, 1904
Annie M Wilson age 19 to John Wesley Peters – December 29, 1901
Pearl Wilson age 19 to Andrew Wright at White Haven – February 8, 1914
Hattie Wilson age 36 to William H Wilson no Date
Ernest W Wilson age 22 to Lottie Peters -September 3, 1909
Mollie Wilson age 20 to Charles L Way -June 24, 1908
Nettie M Wilson age 19 to Jesse Peters – July 28, 1909