Biographical information:
On Eleanor Harrison Wilson's gravestone, the marker reads "In memory of Alexander and Eleanor Wilson, his wife. The former departed this life on Jan 3, 1814, age 48. The later April 16, 1820 aged 52 together with 4 of their children, Coventon W., Lucinda H., Greenbury, Hanson B." Eleanor and her children were all killed in an Indian raid. They were buried in one grave...
The gravestones for Alexander and Eleanor Wilson were moved by Lucy Bender to Westwood Cemetery, Shawneetown, IL to prevent their destruction when the burial plot was being plowed up. This was in the 1930's.
Eleanor was born in VA and first buried at Home Farm, Union Co. KY. There were six other children, not killed at that time: Harrison, Cecelia, Artemesia, Attaway, Lawson and Bluford. (Shawneetown, IL is the county seat of Gallatin Co., IL which is very south and very close to KY....
Interesting name of ELEANOR and b VA c 1768. The author adds that the eldest child was Harrison b 1789 in Front Royal, VA. Removed to KY. Alexander Wilson operated ferry across the Ohio River, at his farm in Union Co. to Shawneetown, IL. She does not know the parents of Eleanor Harrison.
Harrison Report
January 12, 1994
Charles W. Johnson, M.D.
San Antonio, Texas
Biographical information:
On Eleanor Harrison Wilson's gravestone, the marker reads "In memory of Alexander and Eleanor Wilson, his wife. The former departed this life on Jan 3, 1814, age 48. The later April 16, 1820 aged 52 together with 4 of their children, Coventon W., Lucinda H., Greenbury, Hanson B." Eleanor and her children were all killed in an Indian raid. They were buried in one grave...
The gravestones for Alexander and Eleanor Wilson were moved by Lucy Bender to Westwood Cemetery, Shawneetown, IL to prevent their destruction when the burial plot was being plowed up. This was in the 1930's.
Eleanor was born in VA and first buried at Home Farm, Union Co. KY. There were six other children, not killed at that time: Harrison, Cecelia, Artemesia, Attaway, Lawson and Bluford. (Shawneetown, IL is the county seat of Gallatin Co., IL which is very south and very close to KY....
Interesting name of ELEANOR and b VA c 1768. The author adds that the eldest child was Harrison b 1789 in Front Royal, VA. Removed to KY. Alexander Wilson operated ferry across the Ohio River, at his farm in Union Co. to Shawneetown, IL. She does not know the parents of Eleanor Harrison.
Harrison Report
January 12, 1994
Charles W. Johnson, M.D.
San Antonio, Texas
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age 48 Shawneetown ferry operator
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