Joseph Alexander Wilson

Life and records

1879 Biographical Cyclopedia: youngest son of Joseph S. and Eveline (Sollers) Wilson; 1888 death notice confirms Sarah Eliza Sollers wife + Mary Frances line.

Obituaries use Joseph A. Wilson; Find A Grave uses Joseph Alexander Wilson. Calvert County lawyer, Prince Frederick; sometime Maryland legislator. Birth: FAG memorial 32619469 gives 26 Sep 1830; 1879 cyclopedia and 1888 death notice give 29 Sep 1831 — conflict retained; parents locked from cyclopedia regardless.

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1. Obituary: died at residence of her daughter Mrs. Paul Iglehart; survived by one daughter Mrs. Paul Iglehart; widow of Joseph A. Wilson; oldest daughter of Augustus R. Sollers.

   Mrs. Sarah E. Wilson, widow of Joseph A. Wilson, of Calvert county, died yesterday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Paul Iglehart

2. Baltimore Sun 12 Mar 1957: daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Wilson; born Prince Frederick; wife of late Paul Iglehart.

   Mrs. Iglehart was born at Prince Frederick, Md., the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Wilson

3. 1888 death notice (St. Mary's Beacon / Baltimore Sun reprint) matches career and wife Sarah Eliza dau. of A. R. Sollers; birth stated 29 Sep 1831 (conflicts with FAG 26 Sep 1830 — keep both).

   Joseph A. Wilson at his home near Prince Frederick … born September the 29, 1831 … married Sarah Eliza, daughter of ex-Congressman A. R. Sollers … sons are Joseph S. Wilson of the Marlboro bar, and Sollers Wilson

4. Father-daughter already locked; 1879 Biographical Cyclopedia names Sarah Eliza daughter of Hon. A. R. Sollers.

   WILSON, HON. JOSEPH ALEXANDER, Lawyer and State Senator, the youngest son of Joseph S. and Eveline (Sollers) Wilson, was born in Calvert County, Maryland, September 29, 1831.

5. Find A Grave memorial 32619469 lists child Mary Frances Wilson Iglehart.

   Joseph Alexander Wilson … 26 Sep 1830 – 14 Dec 1888 … Children: Mary Frances Wilson Iglehart 1865–1957