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Family: Wilson, Capt. William Henry / Clark, Jane W (F109)
m. 16 Jun 1851
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Male
Wilson, Capt. William Henry
Birth 27 May 1831 Glen Cove, Queens County, New York, United States 
Death 14 Sep 1865 Union Army Hospital Barracks, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States Burial 16 Sep 1865 Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States Marriage 16 Jun 1851 [1] Home of Rev. Tagart - the pastor of the 16th street Baptist Church in New York City, New York County, New York, United States [1] Father Wilson, Cpl Benjamin W. | F111 Group Sheet Mother Cashow, Maria M | F111 Group Sheet
Female
Clark, Jane W
Birth 18 Nov 1834 New York City, New York County, New York, United States Death 5 Mar 1921 Guilford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA Burial 7 Mar 1921 Forest Hill Cemetery - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States Father Clark, Benjamin Marsh | F110 Group Sheet Mother Smith, Elizabeth Hitchings | F110 Group Sheet
Male
Wilson, Walter Edward
Birth 18 Nov 1853 New York, USA Death 10 Mar 1935 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Burial Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America Spouse Idell, Lucinda Viola | F621 Marriage Abt 1880 Crawford county, Wisconsin, USA
Female
Wilson, Eveline
Birth 19 Nov 1855 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Death 11 Sep 1943 Rockford, Winnebego County, Illinois, USA Burial Spouse Alexander, James | F622 Marriage Abt 1874
Male
Wilson, James Voris
Birth 10 May 1860 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States Death 20 Nov 1921 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Burial Aft 21 Nov 1921 Resurrection Cemetery Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Spouse Sage, Katherine | F107 Marriage 29 Sep 1886 Prairie Du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA
Male
Wilson, William Henry Jr
Birth 1861 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States Death 1879 Burial Forrest Hill Cemetery - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
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Notes Married:
- William Henry Wilson's Full Pension file from the National Archives containes the following:
Jane's initial testimony of marriage (notary got the date wrong, later corrected). Pg.4
Jane states she can find no death record of William because one doesn't exist, however, she provides the affidavit of his regiment's commanding officer, Colonel George B. Bingham who identified Williams body in the hospital and went to his funeral. Pg. 10.
Jane states that she doesn't have a copy of their marriage record because there wasn't one created. States where they were married (16th Street Baptist Church) and that Lavinia Hegeman was in attendence and that it was a quite wedding with no one else in attendence. Pg. 12.
Jane sign's affidavit correcting the date of her marriage, which was June 16, 1851 (marriage location is the same). Pg. 14.
[Pheobe] Amelia Storms (Wilson), Williams younger sister, signs affidavit that she has known Jane Wilson (Clark) for 30 years. Pg. 18.
Amelia Storms states for the record that she was William's sister and that she knew him "during his natural life" and that she was agreeable to the marriage (interestingly, no mention of the parents). Pg. 20.
Colonel George B. Bingham, the commanding officer of the Wisconsin 1st Infantry regiment, signed affidavit that he knew William well both before and during the war. He states some details about Williams death. He also states he was the one who identified Williams body at the hospital and attended his funeral in Nashville. Pg. 24.
William’s oldest surviving sister, Lavinia Hegeman (Wilson) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:271D-X4H?treeref=KH42-RP2
testified that she was present at William and Janes wedding in NYC. Pg. 26.
On 14 Oct 1916, Jane states that she is 82 years old and was born on 18 Nov 1834 at New York City, N.Y. Pg. 43
- William Henry Wilson's Full Pension file from the National Archives containes the following:
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Sources - [S671] Civil War - Pension File, Declaration for Widow's Pension - 27 Jun 1890 && General Affidavit - 06 Aug 1891.
- [S671] Civil War - Pension File, Declaration for Widow's Pension - 27 Jun 1890 && General Affidavit - 06 Aug 1891.