John Hood Wilson

b. 20 May 1821, d. 3 February 1884
  • John Hood Wilson was born on 20 May 1821 in Darlington County, South Carolina.
  • He married Judith Holloman on 10 November 1839 in Darlington County, Texas.
  • John Hood Wilson and Judith Holloman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Huntsville PO, Walker County, Texas. Also in the household were children Joseph D. (14), Cathatine E. (10), Silas H. (7), Mary J. (5), John H. (1), not yet recorded, and William Lawson, age 27, perhaps Judith's brother.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
  • John Hood Wilson and Judith Holloman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Navasota PO, Grimes County, Texas, living next to their daughter Penelope Ann Smith.. Also in the household were children Kitty (19), Mary (17), Silas (15), Cisero (13), John (11), Sarah (9), Eliza (4), Harry (1), and Joseph (22), not yet recorded.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
  • John Hood Wilson and Judith Holloman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Grimes County, Texas, living not far from their daughter Penelope Ann Smith. Also in the household were children John H. (age 21), Sarah A.. (18), Eliza L. (13), Loula S. (10) and Alexander C. (21), and son Alexander C. and his wife Araminta D., and daughter Mary J. Adams and her husband John T. and their daughter Bertha, all yet to be recorded.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
  • John Hood Wilson died on 3 February 1884 at age 62.
  • He was interred at Bedias Methodsit Cemetery, Bedias, Grimes County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 22 Jun 2013

Family: Judith Holloman b. 20 May 1821, d. 12 June 1885