Henry
Wilson and Dicy Williams
contributed by Pat Nelson
Henry Wilson and his family
migrated from Greene County, Tennessee, to Collin County, Texas, sometime
between 1872 and 1880. Many of their children eventually left Collin County for
California, but most probably stayed in Collin County for about 20 years before
moving on. The family of one of their daughters, Eliza Wilson Williams, was
still in Collin County in 1930.
According to the 1880
United States census, Henry Wilson was a
mulatto born in Virginia to
parents who were both born in Virginia.
Depending on which census is used, Henry was born between 1818 and 1828.
He married his wife Dicy Williams about 1846; he stated on the 1900
census that they had been married for 54 years. She was also
listed as a mulatto, born in
Tennessee probably between
1829-1831, to parents who were also born in
Tennessee.
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Henry Wilson earned his living
as a farmer. On the 1870 census, his personal estate was
worth $584. The family moved several times (all data taken from
U.S.
censuses):
1870
Greeneville Post Office, Civil District #24, Greene County,
Tennessee
1880
District 3, Precinct 5,
Collin
County,
Texas
1900
121 Montezuma Street, Dallas
City, Precinct #1, Dallas County,
Texas
Henry was listed in the 1901
Dallas Directory living at the Montezuma address (rear).
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On the 1900 census, Dicy
stated that she had eleven children and that nine were still alive.
Piecing together information from various censuses, ten of those children
have been identified. (All children were listed as mulatto
on the 1870 census.)
Martha
Wilson born
25 December 1848,
Nashville,
Tennessee
Eliza A. Wilson born
about 1849 in Tennessee
Joseph
Wilson born about 1854 in
Tennessee
(Died? Not found on 1880
census)
Thomas Lord Wilson born
4 October 1858 in
Tennessee
Amanda Wilson born
10 November 1858,
Greeneville, Greene County,
TN
Charles G. Wilson born
about 1860 in
Tennessee
William H. Wilson born
about 1862 in Tennessee
Margaret Ellen Wilson
born about 1866 in Tennessee
Sarah E./Sally Wilson born
11 December 1868/1870,
Greeneville,
Tennessee
Jessie Wilson born
24 September, about 1872 /3, Greeneville,
Tennessee
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It is not known when or where
Henry and Dicy Wilson died, but they probably passed away in the early 1900’s in
Dallas,
Texas, or possibly in
Los Angeles,
California, as they have not been found on
the 1910 census.
Surname Index
Recommended Citation:
"Henry Wilson,"
EARLY SETTLERS OF COLLIN COUNTY." Collin County, Texas History
and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
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