Wilson, James Voris^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1860 - 1921  (61 years)

• Name	Wilson, James Voris
  Birth	10 May 1860	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Per his obituary.
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Nov 1921	Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA   [5, 6]
  	Last residence was Hotel Washington. Time of death was 1:40 pm
  Burial	Aft 21 Nov 1921	Resurrection Cemetery Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA   [5, 7, 8]
  	Resurrection cemetery, previously known as Calvary cemetery. Section 3; Block 32; Lot 8.10; Grave 14
  Person ID	I381	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Wilson, Capt. William Henry,   b. 27 May 1831, Glen Cove, Queens County, New York, United States d. 14 Sep 1865, Union Army Hospital Barracks, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Clark, Jane W,   b. 18 Nov 1834, New York City, New York County, New York, United States d. 5 Mar 1921, Guilford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1851	Home of Rev. Tagart - the pastor of the 16th street Baptist Church in New York City, New York County, New York, United States   [9]
  	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
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sage, Katherine,   b. 6 May 1866, Prairie Du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA d. 19 Nov 1912, 523 West Doty Street, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1886	Prairie Du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA   [10]
  	Catholic ceremony in Prairie Du Chien (James lived and worked in Madison)
  Children	1. Wilson, Walter Edward,   b. 17 May 1888, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA d. 16 Apr 1963, Milwaukee County General Hospital, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 74 years)   2. Wilson, Virginia,   b. 1892, Madison city, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States d. 6 Apr 1898, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 6 years)   3. Wilson, Unnamed,   b. 8 Dec 1901, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States d. 8 Dec 1901, Madison city, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  NOTES: Middle name Voris per his death certificate, but Vora per son Walter E. Wilson's birth record.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] 1900 United States Federal Census. J V Wilson<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: May 1862 - Wisconsin, United States<br>Residence: 1900 - Madison city, Dane, Wisconsin, USA<br>Age: 38<br>Marital status: Married<br>Marriage: Circa 1887<br>Race: White<br>Ethnicity: American<br>Wife: Katharine Wilson<br>Son: Walter Wilson<br>Census: [S253] 1910 United States Federal Census. James V Wilson<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1865 - Wisconsin, United States<br>Residence: 1910 - Madison Ward 4, Dane, Wisconsin, USA<br>Age: 45<br>Marital status: Married<br>Race: White<br>Ethnicity: American<br>Wife: Katherine Wilson<br>Son: Walter E Wilson<br>Census: [S249] 1880 United States Federal Census. James V. Wilson<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1859 - Wisconsin, United States<br>Residence: 1880 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA<br>Age: 21<br>Marital status: Single<br>Occupation: Boarding<br>Race: White<br>Ethnicity: American<br>Father's birth place: New York, United States<br>Mother: Jane Wilson<br>Mother's birth place: New York, United States<br>Census: [S252] 1860 United States Federal Census. James V Willson<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1859 - Wisconsin, United States<br>Residence: 1860 - 4th Ward Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA<br>Age: 1<br>Father (implied): Wm H Willson<br>Mother (implied): Jane Willson<br>Siblings (implied): Walter W Willson, Eveline Willson<br>Census: [S269] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98042903/james-v-wilson. [S324] Death Certificate or Record. Pernicious anemia. [S353] The Capital Times (Madison, WI), 1. [S324] Death Certificate or Record. Death certificate states burial at "Calvary."  Calvary later became known as Resurrection cemetery. [S671] Civil War - Pension File, Declaration for Widow's Pension - 27 Jun 1890 && General Affidavit - 06 Aug 1891. [S330] Marriage Certificate or Record.