JANE WILSON

Jane Wilson gravestone
(Photo by Vernon B. Paddock)

B. March 19, 1840 in Ireland
D. November 3, 1891
Find A Grave memorial (click here)

NOTE: Unable to determine the relationship of Jane Wilson.

  • According to the 1850 U.S. Census, there is a Jane Wilson, age 12, born in Ireland, daughter of William and Abigail Wilson in Avon Township (NOTE: Unable to determine if this is the same person)
  • According to the 1860 U.S. Census for the Town of Avon, Lake County, IL with a Fox Lake Post Office: There is a Jane Wilson (age 39) born in the Isle of Man, living with William Wilson (age 38), Elizabeth Wilson (age 11), Averett Wilson (age 5), and Edgar Wilson (age 1) (NOTE: Most likely not the same person)
  • According to the 1860 U.S. Census for the Town of Avon, Lake County, IL with a Fox Lake Post Office: There is a Jan Wilson (age 38) born in Ireland and Mathias Wilson (age 15) (NOTE: Most likely not the same person)
  • According to the 1870 U.S. Census for the Town of Avon with a Hainesville Post Office: There is a Jane Wilson (age 55) born in Ireland and Christopher Wilson (age 54) a farmer, living with Christopher Wilson (NOTE: Most likely not the same person);
  • Buried next to Jane Wilson in the Fort Hill Cemetery is one gravestone inscribed: Christopher Wilson (1818-1888), Mathew Wilson (1853-1860) and James Wilson (1855-1860)

Additional Information:

According to the 1880 Supplemental Schedules, Nos. 1 to 7, for the Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes in the Libertyville Almshouse, Lake County, IL: Name:

“Jane Wilson; Residence: Town of Avon, Lake County, IL; is this person a pay-patient?: No; Form of Disease: Parcial insanity; Duration of present attack: 3 years; Total number of attacks: 1; Does person need to be locked up or restrained: No; Require  to be restrained? No; Inmate of any hospital or asylum: No”
(NOTE: The Libertyville Almshouse was better known as the Lake County Poor Farm located on the corner of Winchester and Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville)

According to the 1880 U.S. Census for Libertyville, Lake County, IL:

“Jane Wilson, age 40, boarder, widowed, Occupation: Pauper, insane, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland”

According to the U.S., 1880 Federal Census Schedules of Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Classes, “Pauper and Indicent Inhabitants in Institutions, Poor-Houses or Asylums, or Boarded at Public Expense in Private House.

“Name: Jane Wilson; City or Town: Town Avon; County: Lake County, Ill; At cost of county?: Yes; Is this person able-bodied?: Yes; Is he habitually in????: No; Is he (or she) epileptic?: (blank); Has he (or she) ever been convicted of crime?: No; If disabled, state form of disability?: (blank); Was this person born in this institution?: (blank); Date of admission: Oct 77; What other members of the family of this person are in this establishment?: Wife”