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Friday, February 7, 2014

52 Ancestors 52 Weeks #6 - Elmore’s Wife Problem

Elmore L Wilson was the second son and the third child of Rev. Thomas H Wilson and Elizabeth Gulledge.  Elmore was born 22 October 1855 in Lower Richland County SC. 

He first shows up in the 1870 Third Township Richland County SC census as the 12 year old son of T H and Lizzie Wilson. I have looked for him and his family in the 1860 census without success.

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1870 US Census, South Carolina, Richland, Third Township
Enumerated 13 August 1870


Family #247 Wilson, T H                49 year old white male   farmer

                    “    , Lizzie             39 year old white female   housekeepe

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                    “    , James            14 year old white male


                    “    , Elmore           12 year old white male


                    “    , Galveston       11 year old white male


                    “    , McCullah          9 year old white male


                    “    , Melton            5 year old white male


                    “    , Pensacola       4 year old white female


                    “    , Luther           2 year old white male


In the 1880 Center Township Richland County SC census Elmore is 22 years old, married to Frances and living with his father, mother and siblings.

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1880 US Census, South Carolina, Richland, Center Township
Enumerated on 25 June 1880 


House #454   Wilson, Thomas        60 year old white male      farmer


                      “   , Betsy           50 year old white female  wife  keeping house


                      “   , McCullock     18 year old white male   son   farm laborer


                  Wilson, Melvin          16 year old white male   son   farm laborer


                      “   , Pensacola     14 year old white female daughter no occupation


                      “   , Luthian        12 year old white male  son farm laborer


                      “   , Malaki         10 year old white male son farm laborer


                      “   , Hezekia        8 year old white male son 


                      “   , Theodosia     5 year old white female  daughter


                      “   , Roach          4 year old white male


                      “   , Elisha          2 year old white male


                      “   , Elmo          22 year old white male  son  farm laborer


                      “   , Frances      20 year old white female daughter-in-law ass to keep house


1900 Center Township Richland County SC census:

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1900 US Census, South Carolina, Richland, Center Township
Enumerated on 20-21 June 1900


House #396 (Wilson)* Fanny       born May 1864  36 year old white female   married 20 years  has 8 children all of whom are living

Emma   19 year old daughter born Jan 1881  single


Maggie  15 year old daughter born June 1884 single


Minnie 10 year old daughter born June 1889 single


John   7 year old son  born June 1892 single


*Fanny is listed just below the family of Roach Wilson; the enumerator carried the surname through John

Elmore is not listed in the family. Fanny is living between Elmore’s brothers Roach and Luther, so she is still at the family home. Where is Elmore? He isn’t dead because I will show later that he died in 1922. He isn’t listed in the homes of any of the other family members. Has he left his family? Is he working somewhere else? Are they separated?

This census is the last mention of Frances “Fanny”. She is listed on the death certificates of several of Elmore’s children as their mother – Fanny Parker. I have yet to find out anything about her.

1910 Center Township Richland County SC census:
Elmore is shown in the 1910 census living alone and widowed. He is living next door to his brother Luther.

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1910 US Census, South Carolina, Richland County, Center Township
Enumerated on 28 April 1910


House #97 Wilson, Elmore  head 52 year old white male wd  farmer

Columbia SC City Directory 1918


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Wilson Elmer L (Daisy), mill oper, h 605 Pulaski

Elmore has a new wife Daisy. He is now a mill operator and lives at 605 Pulaski St Columbia SC. 

1920 Ward 1 Columbia Richland County SC census:

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1920 US Census, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Ward 1
Enumerated on 22 January 1920


House #605 Pulaski St   Wilson Elmore L      65 year old white married male spinner in cotton mill

Daisy wife 38 year old white female born in Florida


Lee daughter 14 year old white female born in Florida father born in SC mother born in Florida


Mack son 12 year old white male born in Florida father born in SC mother born in Florida


So here is the timeline:

Elmore L Wilson:

22 Oct 1855              birth


13 August 1870         12 years old living with mother and father in Third Township Richland Co


25 June 1880            22 year old living with parents and wife Frances


20-21 June 1900        not found in census; Fannie living at family home with children


28 April 1910            living next door to brother Luther, widowed


1918                       living at 605 Pulaski St Columbia SC, working in mill, wife Daisy


22 January 1920       living at 605 Pulaski St Columbia SC with wife Daisy (born in Florida) and children Lee and Mack (also born in Florida)


30 March 1922         died at home – 605 Pulaski St Columbia SC, married, name of wife not given, died of pulmonary tuberculosis at 67 years old, buried in Haithcock Graveyard


Problems:

Where was he in 1900? 

In 1910 he is living in Richland County. Both of Daisy’s children who are listed as his son and daughter were born before 1910. Lee, the daughter, was 14 in 1920, so was born around 1906. Mack,the son, was 12 in 1920, so was born around 1908. Was Elmore in Florida in 1900?


Elmore’s youngest son, James W. Wilson, was born in 1901, so if Elmore was in Florida it was after 1901.

When did Frances “Fannie” die and who is she? Who are her parents? Where was she born?

Why is Elmore buried in the Haithcock family graveyard? Was Daisy a Haithcock?