Clark, Jane W^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1834 - 1921  (86 years)

• Name	Clark, Jane W
  Nickname	Hilary
  Birth	18 Nov 1834	New York City, New York County, New York, United States   [5, 6, 7]
  	Infered from 1855 NYC Census Ancestry.com - New York, U.S., State Census, 1855 she was a resident of NYC for 18 years, in 1855. Probably born on Long Island, near William Henry Wilson. They probably meet there, and married in NYC when her family moved to the city.
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Mar 1921	Guilford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Guilford township was absorbed into Rockford township in 1929
  Burial	7 Mar 1921	Forest Hill Cemetery - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States   [5, 8]
  Person ID	I386	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Clark, Benjamin Marsh,   b. 10 Dec 1798, Union County, New Jersey, United States d. 16 Dec 1881, 16th Ward, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Smith, Elizabeth Hitchings,   b. 17 Sep 1803, Hempstead, Long Island, Nassau, New York, United States d. 3 Apr 1873, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1824
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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)
  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
  Children	1. Wilson, Walter Edward,   b. 18 Nov 1853, New York, USA d. 10 Mar 1935, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 81 years)   2. Wilson, Eveline,   b. 19 Nov 1855, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States d. 11 Sep 1943, Rockford, Winnebego County, Illinois, USA (Age 87 years)   3. Wilson, James Voris,   b. 10 May 1860, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States d. 20 Nov 1921, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years)   4. Wilson, William Henry Jr,   b. 1861, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States d. 1879 (Age 18 years)
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  After her husband, William Henry Wilson died, she lived alone with her children. After her daughter Eva got married to James Alexander about 1874, she went to live with them for the rest of her life. On her son, James V. Wilson's marriage certificate, the father of the husband (James) is listed as: William H Wilson and the mother is listed as 'Lary' Clark.

  
  

• Sources

  [S249] 1880 United States Federal Census. Jane Wilson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1837 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1880 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 43&lt;br&gt;Marital status: Widowed&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Keeping House&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;Son: James V. Wilson&lt;br&gt;Census: [S252] 1860 United States Federal Census. Jane Willson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1835 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1860 - 4th Ward Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 25&lt;br&gt;Husband (implied): Wm H Willson&lt;br&gt;Children (implied): Walter W Willson, Eveline Willson, James V Willson&lt;br&gt;Census: [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree. Jane Wilson (born Clark)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Nov 18 1834 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: May 25 1851&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 - Rockford Township Rockford city Ward 3, Winnebago, Illinois, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1910 - Rockford Ward 3, Winnebago, Illinois, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1920 - Guilford Twp, Winnebago, Illinois, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 5 1921 - Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 5 1921 - Rockford, Illinois&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 6 1921 - Rockford, Illinois&lt;br&gt;Burial: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Capt William Henry Wilson</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Walter E Wilson</a>, <a>Evalina Alexander (born Wilson)</a>, <a>William Henry Wilson</a>, <a>James Vora Wilson</a> [S254] 1850 United States Federal Census. Jane Clark&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1834 - New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1850 - New York City, ward 16, New York, New York, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 16&lt;br&gt;Schedule: Population&lt;br&gt;Father (implied): Benjamin M Clark&lt;br&gt;Mother (implied): Elizabeth Clark&lt;br&gt;Siblings (implied): John Clark, Elizabeth Clark, Charles Clark, Ellen Clark, Thompson R Clark, Benjamin Clark, James Clark&lt;br&gt;Census: [S324] Death Certificate or Record. [S671] Civil War - Pension File, Pg. 43 of file, as sent by the National Archives. [S333] Obituary, Pg. 6. Obit says she was born in New York City. [S269] Find A Grave (Reliability: 3). Jane Clark Wilson (1835-1921) - Find a Grave Memorial [S671] Civil War - Pension File, Declaration for Widow's Pension - 27 Jun 1890 && General Affidavit - 06 Aug 1891.