The Wilson Bible, copied by Ruth (Mahaffy) Wilson, about 1940, is a major source.
Main Source-�The Smith Family,� 1946 by Margaret R. Waters, and Donald D. Murphy, Kansas Genealogical Society Library, Dodge City, Kansas
Wilson Pedigree ChartsBash, Hogle, Lampman, Melgers, Ruby, Smith
The father of Lewis Wilson was a southern plantation owner before the Civil War. He may have been Henry Nelson Wilson.
Lewis Wilson was born 28 December 1806, and died 5 January 1865, in Vinton County, Ohio.
He was married 2 June 1831, in Cumberland, Allegheny County, Maryland, to Elizabeth Ruby, who was born 4 February 1807, in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Thomas and Nancy Ruby.
On the 1900 Iowa State Census, she was living with her daughter, Allie Goodman, who was listed as the head of the household. Elizabeth died 16 January 1902, in Winterset, Madison County, Iowa. Her burial was in the Friends Cemetery
Elizabeth was related to the Isaac Ruby family, for Sarah B. Hogle said she came to Winterset, Iowa, to live with Isaac when her husband died.
She was from Old Town, Virginia, and related to John and Zillitte Ruby of that place. She was a first cousin of Methodist Bishop Hartzell of Africa
"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, January 29, 1902
Page 3, Column 6
OBITUARY.
�Editors Ledger:--The last sad rites have been said, and all that is mortal of Elizabeth WILSON laid to rest to await the resurrection morn.
�Elizabeth RUBY was born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 4, 1807, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. GROVES, in Pleasant Plain, Jan. 21st, aged ninety-four years, ten months, seventeen days.
�At the age of three she moved with her parents to Allegheny County, Maryland, where, in 1831, she was married to Lewis WILSON. In 1833 she moved with her husband to Ohio.
�In 1844 she united with the Methodist Episcopal church, and had since been a consistent member of the same. In 1855 she moved to Brighton, and has since been a resident of this state.
�Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Episcopal church at Pleasant Plain, by the pastor, Rev. M. L. Sanders, and interment was made in the Friends cemetery.
�She leaves six children, two sons and four daughters, to mourn her departure.�
Children:
Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann Wilson, daughter of Lewis Wilson and Elizabeth Ruby, was born 4 August 1836, Guernsey County, Ohio.
She was married 17 August 1836, in McArthurstown, Ohio, to Robert Alexander Hannon, who was born about 1829, in Ohio.
He died 27 April 1868, in Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, Iowa.
She was married/2 in 1879, to James K Grove, who died in 1881. She died 1 February 1917 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, or Brighton, Washington County, Iowa.
Children:
George Washington Wilson, son of Lewis Wilson and Elizabeth Ruby, was born 8 January 1846, in Vinton, Ohio.
He was married in 1867, to Anna Mariah Cunningham, who was born 20 November 1848, in Huntington County, Pennsylvania.
They moved around a lot. In 1880, they lived in Washington, Wabaunsee County, Kansas; in 1900, they lived in Council Grove, Ward 2, Morris County, Kansas; in 1910, Council Grove; in 1920, they lived in Lincoln, Coffey County, Kansas, in 1925, in Cimendaro, Lyon County, Kansas.
He died 30 September 1926, in Hartford, Lyon County, Kansas; she died in 1928, in Kansas.
Children:
Joseph Franklin Wilson, the son of Lewis Wilson and Elizabeth Ruby, was born 18 June 1853, in Vinton County, Ohio.
He was married 9 October 1878, in Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, to Mary Marcelia (Mamie) Hogle, who was born 6 September 1858, in Hancock County, Indiana, the daughter of Isaac Newton Hogle and Barbara Smith.
They were married in the evening and Frank had to get up at four the next morning to work at a dairy. Later he bought a restaurant, which was a swindle, because the cans of food on the shelves were empty.
They moved to Jewell County, Kansas, in 1879, and lived in an old sod house for a while. When Otto was only three, they drove a blind team back to Iowa to see �the folks,� because Mamie was so homesick.
Later, one of their horses died and they helped the other horse pull the wagon, while they gathered in their wheat. Their farm was mortgaged and they sold enough hogs to pay off the mortgage. The money was placed in a bank, which did not open the next day.
Once, Mamie was asked if she remembered the depression of 1893. �No,� she said, �because every year was a depression in those days.� When they lived in the big white house near Burr Oak, one could not visualize the hardships of their early days.
Mamie was very beautiful as a young woman, and always loved good clothes, and wore them well. Frank was a medium-sized man, neat and slim and very erect, with a shock of white hair, as he got older. Their married life wasn�t always too smooth. They separated several times, and then went back together. Mamie said she couldn�t live with him, and couldn�t live without him.
Mamie died 21 November 1937, in Burr Oak, Jewell County, Kansas. Frank died 5 January 1942, in Ford, Ford County, Kansas, at the home of his daughter Maud, with whom he had been making his home, after his wife died. He was buried in Burr Oak, beside Mamie.
The younger children all list their birthplace, as being near Northbranch, Jewell County, Kansas. It is not far from Burr Oak, close to the Lamb farm.
Children:
Elinor Jane Hannon, daughter of Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann Wilson and Robert Alexander Hannon, was born 18 October 1856, died 11 November 1939, in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois.
She was married 19 April 1877, Ross County, Ohio, to Benjamin Turner, who was 29 December 1848, in Luzeme, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry H Turner and Ann Hardin.
She died 11 November 1939, Canton, Fulton County, Illiois.
Children:
Allie Hannon, daughter of Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann Wilson and Robert Alexander Hannon, was born 26 January 1859, in Moorsville, Ohio.
She was married 13 June 1878, to Hugh McClain Allerdice, who was born 6 August 1859, in St. Louis, Missouri, son of William Allerdice and Mary Bankhead
Hugh died 4 January 1929, in Jefferson County, Iowa; Allie died 4 January 1963, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
Children:
Otto Hogle Wilson, the son of Joseph Franklin Wilson and Mary Marcelia Hogle, was born 15 August 1881, near Northbranch, Jewell County, Kansas.
He was first married 10 March 1917, in Superior, Nebraska, to Margaret Elizabeth Tindall, who was born 10 September 1882, near Mankato, Kansas, the daughter of Richard Tindall and Nancy Gates.
He was married/2 on 19 December 1917, in Mankato, to Mary Ruth Mahaffy, who was born 20 July 1902 near Mankato, daughter of Robert Thomas Mahaffy and Mary Eliza Chilcott.
Ruth was very young, and Otto needed someone to take care of his little girls. He promised her parents that he would not live with her as man and wife, until she was 18.
Otto died 19 December 1917, in Burr Oak, Jewell County, Kansas.
Ruth enjoyed writing and for many years wrote a column, �Mom�s Musing,� for the Jewell County Record. She also wrote poetry and other articles during the years.
Ruth was buried 17 February 1986, (from the Harmony United Methodist Church in Mankato) at Highland Cemetery, north of Esbon, Kansas, beside her husband. She left 31 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren.
All children were born near Burr Oak. Ruth was a major contributor to the genealogy of The Smith Family, about 1940.
Children:
Jasper Freemont Wilson, the son of Joseph Franklin Wilson and Mary Marcelia Hogle, was born 19 March 1883, near Northbranch, Jewell County, Kansas.
He was married/1 on 18 March 1906, near Burr Oak, Kansas, to Mary Josephine Decker, who was born 19 July 1882, near Burr Oak, Jewell County, Kansas, the daughter of William Decker and Anne Louise Tishandorf.
He was married/2 on 20 June 1917, Mankato, Kansas, to Alice Emily Hiatt, born 6 August 1876, in Burr Oak, the daughter of Fred Hiatt and Sarah Alidah Bastwic. Alice died 3 March 1949, in Guide Rock, Nebraska, and was buried in Burr Oak. She had no children.
Children:
Alma Winnie Wilson, the daughter of Otto Hogle Wilson and Margaret Elizabeth Tindall, was born 22 December 1908, near Burr Oak, Jewell County, Kansas.
She was married 6 May 1928, in Mankato, Kansas, to Vernon George Treffer, who was born 9 April 1907, near Jewell, Kansas, the son of George Treffer and Sudema Parsons. Alma died 5 March 1984. Vernon lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Children:
Pauline Elizabeth Wilson, the daughter of Otto Hogle Wilson and Margaret Elizabeth Tindall, was born 1 February 1914, near Burr Oak, Jewell County, Kansas.
She was married 7 June 1936, near Burr Oak, to Clarence Franklin McMinimy, who was born 14 June 1914, in Jewell County, Kansas, the son of Franklin McMinimy and Mary Parker.
Children:
William Laurence Wilson, the son of Otto Hogle Wilson and Mary Ruth Mahaffy, was born 8 August 1920, near Burr Oak, Jewell County, Kansas.
He was married 22 October 1937, near Burr Oak, to Geraldine Marie Cortner, who was born 28 March 1921, near Burr Oak, daughter of Clifford Cortner and Marie Eva Wigfield. They live in Burr Oak.
Children:
Alvin Luther Wilson, the son of Jasper Franklin Wilson and Mary Josephine Decker, was born 20 December 1909, near Burr Oak, Jewell County, Kansas.
He was married 6 September 1933, in Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas, to Velma Genevieve Payne, who was born 3 October 1915, near Guide Rock, Webster County, Nebraska, the daughter of Noble Riley Payne and Laura Genevieve Whitmore.
Children: