ABIGAIL (PAYNE) WILSON
Abigail (Payne) Wilson gravestone
(Photo by Vernon B. Paddock)
B. about 1817 in Ireland
D. October 30, 1887 in Avon Township, Lake County, IL
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- Husband: William Wilson, Sr. born about 1798 in Ireland; William died February 1, 1883 (See section pertaining to William Wilson buried in the Fort Hill Cemetery)
- Children:
- Mary (Wilson) Stanford born January 23, 1839 in Ireland; married Lemuel Hastings Stanford (1836-1914) on November 8, 1859 in Avon Township, Lake County, IL, son of Charles Stanford and Jerusha (Hastings) Stanford; Mary died April 26, 1882 in Avon Township, Lake County, IL; Mary and Lemuel are buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Libertyville, Lake County, IL
According to the “Stanford Genealog – Comprising the Descendants of Abner Stanford the Revolutionary Soldier by Arthur Willis Stanford. 1906. page 60:
“Lemuel Hastings Stanford8 (Charles,7 Lyman,6 Abner,5 Caleb,4 David,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1) m. at Avon, Ill., Nov. 8, 1859. Mary Wilson, b. in Ireland, Jan. 23, 1839, dau. of William Wilson and Abigail Paine, both b. in Ireland. He is a farmer; he succeeded to the homestead at Antioch, in Lake Co., Ill., where his father settled in 1845; he now lives on a farm in New Lenox, Ill. She d. at Avon, Apl 26, 1882. The children were all b. at Avon. 303 1. Wilson George, b. Sep 27, 1860. 304 2. Charlotte Eliza, b. Sep 17, 1862, and d. at Libertyville, Ill., Apl 21, 1887, unmarried. 305 3. Mary Louisa, b. May 8, 1865. 306 4. Jennie Hart, b. Sep 19, 1867, is unmarried and is a clerk with The Williams Co. (ladies suits), New York; her residence is 455 West 23d St., New York City. 307 5. Isabelle Maud, b. Apl 5, 1871.”
- Jane (Wilson) Hart born January 23, 1839 in Ireland; married Henry Hart (1829-1911) on March 23, 1855 in Lake County, IL, son of Mary (Lynch) (Hart) White (1806-1882); Jane died March 12, 1914; Jane and Henry are buried in Grayslake Cemetery, Grayslake, Lake County, IL
According to the Lake County Illinois Genealogical Society. “Strang Funeral Home – Grayslake, Illinois – 1908-1964”. Mundelein IL. 2015:
“Name: Mrs. Henry (Jane) Hart; Death Date: 12 Mar 1914; Age: 76 yrs; Burial Place: 15 Mar 1914, Grayslake Cem”
- Eliza (Wilson) Wakefield born about 1841 in Ireland; married Leander Wakefield (1820-1908) on April 5, 1865 in Lake County, IL, son of Leonard Wakefield (1796-1872) and Polly Emily (Whitney) Wakefield (1796-1878); Eliza died January 3, 1914 in Gurnee, Lake County, IL; Eliza and Leander are buried in Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake County, IL
According to the Waukegan News-Sun (Waukegan IL) Tuesday, January 6, 1914, page 8:
“Mrs. Eliza Wakefield, widow of Leander Wakefield was buried Tuesday at noon from the home of her son, Leander W. Wakefield, at Gurnee, this being the old Wakefield homestead. She was born in 1841 and had spent most of her life in Warren township, being widely known in that section. The funeral was held from the house to the church, burial being in Warren cemetery. The large attendance at the services indicated the esteem in which she was held. Her death occurred Saturday.”
4. Abigail “Abby” Wilson born about 1843 in Ireland; Abigail died in 1913 (See section pertaining to Abigail “Abby” Wilson buried in the Fort Hill Cemetery)
5. Matthew Wilson born July 1847 in Ireland; lived in Chicago, Cook County, IL; married Winnifred “Winnie” White (1843-1919) on April 19, 1874 in Waukegan, Lake County, IL, daughter of John White (1812-1874) and Bridget (Graham) White (1813-1891); Matthew died March 20, 1908 in Chicago, Cook County, IL; Matthew and Winnifred are buried in Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake County, IL
According to the Chicago Tribune (Chicago IL) Sunday, March 22, 1908, page 7:
“WILSON – Matthew Wilson, beloved husband of Winifred Wilson, nee White, father of Thomas J. Wilson. Funeral Monday at 9 a. m., from residence, 1438 Parke av., to Waukegan, Ill., via the C. & N. W. Ry. Wells st. depot.”
- Anna Wilson born about 1850 in Ireland
- William Wilson born November 13, 1851 in Long Lake, Lake County, IL; married Mary Whitehead (1855-1936) on November 8, 1876 at Long Lake, Lake County, IL; William died March 18, 1941 in unincorporated Zenda, Town of Linn, Walworth County, WI; William and Mary are buried in Grayslake Cemetery, Grayslake, Lake County, IL
According to the Lake Geneva Regional News (Lake Geneva WI) Thursday, March 20, 1941, page 8:
“William Wilson, 89
of Zenda, Dies
William Wilson died at his home at Zenda on Thursday, March 18 at the age of 89. He was born at Long Lake, Ill., on November 13, 1851. He was married to Mary Whitehead on November 8, 1876, who preceeded him in death five years ago. He lived at Long Lake until 1902 when he moved to Zenda where he resided until the time of his death. Survivors include four children – Mrs. August Hanson, Long Lake, Ill., Ralph of St. Petersburg, Florida, Charles and May of Zelda, Wis., and two grandchildren. The funeral will be held today, Thursday, March 20, at 2 o’clock from the home, and burial will take place at Grays Lake, Illinois.”
Additional Information:
According to the 1850 U.S. Census for the Town of Avon, Lake County, IL the household members were:
“William Wilson, age 44, occupation: farmer, born in Ireland; Abigal Wilson, age 40, born in Ireland; Mary Wilson, age 12, born in Ireland; Jane Wilson, age 12, born in Ireland; Eliza Wilson, age 10, born in Ireland; Abigal Wilson, age 8, born in Ireland; Mathew Wilson, age 6, born in Ireland; Ann Wilson, age 3, born in Ireland; Mathew Wilson, age 38, born in Ireland, born in Ireland”
According to the 1860 U.S. Census for the Town of Avon, Lake County, IL with a Fox Lake post office, the household members were:
“Wm Wilson, age 61, occupation: farmer; Abigail Wilson, age 40, born in Ireland; Ann Wilson, age 12, born in Ireland; William Wilson, born in Ireland”
According to the 1870 U.S. Census for the Town of Grant, Lake County, IL with a Fort Hill post office, the household members were:
“William Wilson, age 72, occupation: farmer, born in Ireland; Abigal Wilson, age 52, born in Ireland; Abby Wilson, age 25, born in Ireland, Mathew Wilson, age 23, born in Ireland; Anna Wilson, age 20, born in Ireland; William, age 18, born in Ireland”
According to the 1880 U.S. Census for the Town of Avon, Lake County, IL the household members were:
“William Willson (sic), age 82; married, occupation: retired farmer, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland; Abigal Willson, age 63, wife, married, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland; Abigal Willson, age 35, daughter, single, occupation: teaching school, born in Ireland”
According to the McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry IL) Wednesday, November 9, 1887, page 5:
Fort Hill Precinct – Lake County.
“Editor Plaindealer: – We are called upon to mourn the loss of another of the early settlers of this precinct in the person of Mrs. Abigail Wilson, widow of the late Wm. Wilson, Sr., who died at her late residence in the town of Avon, on Sunday October 30, 1887, aged seventy years. Mrs. Wilson was a native of Ireland and had lived in this precinct about forty years. She leaves to mourn her loss two sons, Matthew Wilson of Chicago, and William Wilson, Jr., who owns and occupies the family homestead, also four daughters, viz.: Mrs. Leander Wakefield, of Gurney (sic Gurnee), Mrs. Henry Hart, and Misses Abigail Wilson and Ann Wilson, of Avon, besides several grand children. Her funeral was aumerously attended by her friends and neighbors on Tuesday of last week. Religious services were conducted at Fort Hill Chapel by Elder Rodney Gilbert, and her remains were buried in Fort Hill cemetery.”