Wilson, Walter Edward^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1853 - 1935  (81 years)

• Name	Wilson, Walter Edward
  Nickname	Sandy
  Birth	18 Nov 1853	New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Mar 1935	Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America
  Person ID	I2676	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2023

  
  

  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   [7]
  	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	Idell, Lucinda Viola,   b. 8 Jan 1854, Wisconsin, United States d. 13 May 1929 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1880	Crawford county, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Wilson, James Alexander,   b. 1 Jan 1880, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States d. 30 Jun 1923, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 43 years)   2. Wilson, Nina Edna,   b. 30 Jan 1882, Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States d. 16 Apr 1977, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] 1920 United States Federal Census. Walter E Wilson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1854 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1920 - Dane, Wisconsin, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 66&lt;br&gt;Marital status: Married&lt;br&gt;Race: White&lt;br&gt;Ethnicity: American&lt;br&gt;Father's birth place: New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Mother's birth place: New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Wife: Lucinda Wilson&lt;br&gt;Census: [S253] 1910 United States Federal Census. Walter Wilson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1853 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1910 - Madison Ward 8, Dane, Wisconsin, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 57&lt;br&gt;Marital status: Married&lt;br&gt;Race: White&lt;br&gt;Ethnicity: American&lt;br&gt;Wife: Wilson&lt;br&gt;Census: [S250] 1900 United States Federal Census. Walter Wilson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Nov 1853 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1900 - Madison city, Dane, Wisconsin, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 47&lt;br&gt;Marital status: Married&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Circa 1880&lt;br&gt;Race: White&lt;br&gt;Ethnicity: American&lt;br&gt;Wife: Lucinda Wilson&lt;br&gt;Children: James A Wilson, Nina E Wilson&lt;br&gt;Census: [S249] 1880 United States Federal Census. Walter E. Wilson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1853 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1880 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 27&lt;br&gt;Marital status: Married&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Rr Engineer&lt;br&gt;Race: White&lt;br&gt;Ethnicity: American&lt;br&gt;New dwelling: X&lt;br&gt;Father's birth place: New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Mother's birth place: New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Wife: Lucinda Wilson&lt;br&gt;Son: James A. Wilson&lt;br&gt;Census: [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree. Walter E Wilson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Nov 1852 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1860 - 4th Ward Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1870 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1880 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1900 - Madison city Ward 5, west side, Dane, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1905 - Madison city, ward 05, Dane, Wisconsin&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1910 - Madison Ward 8, Dane, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1920 - Madison Ward 8, Dane, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: Feb 27 1921 - Madison, Wisconsin&lt;br&gt;Death: 1935&lt;br&gt;Burial: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States of America&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Capt William Henry Wilson</a>, <a>Jane Wilson (born Clark)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Lucinda Wilson (born Idell)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>James Alexander Wilson</a>, <a>Nina Edna Miller (born Wilson)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Evalina Alexander (born Wilson)</a>, <a>William Henry Wilson</a>, <a>James Vora Wilson</a> [S252] 1860 United States Federal Census. Walter W Willson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1852 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1860 - 4th Ward Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 8&lt;br&gt;Father (implied): Wm H Willson&lt;br&gt;Mother (implied): Jane Willson&lt;br&gt;Siblings (implied): Eveline Willson, James V Willson&lt;br&gt;Census: [S671] Civil War - Pension File, Declaration for Widow's Pension - 27 Jun 1890 && General Affidavit - 06 Aug 1891.