Albums: John Wilson Family Photos: Larry and Jane's Family Tree

Old pictures of John Wilson's family. John (1874-1955) was the youngest son of James Gardner and Sarah Wilson. (Use "Contact Us" form if you have any additional information on these photos. Please indicate the photo you are referencing in your message)

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1		John and Alma Swanson Wilson Probably their wedding portrait, taken in 1900	Alma Augusta Swanson (Svenssen) John Henry Wilson
2		John Wilson and Two Others in St. James, MN Theresa Kohn and Patrick Wilson were looking at this photo of John Henry Wilson taken in St. James, MN, and were trying to determine who the other two people are. John is sitting in the center. St. James is near Antrim Township where there were Caswell, Holcomb, and Wilson cousins. The other two men in the photo are about the same age as John. If they are cousins, that would make them Caswell cousins, possibly Asahel, Chance, Samuel, or Thomas. We don’t have any photos of Caswells to prove that, and so we are were wondering if anyone can recognize these two other personse? The photo is interesting because John and the guy on the left are wearing two pairs of pants. John’s outer pair is frayed and stained. They have arm bands at their elbows. They’re dressed for work, but we don’t know what kind.	John Henry Wilson
3		John and Delbert Wilson Modeling	Adelbert Leo Wilson John Henry Wilson
4		Wilson Family, 1884, Dakota, MN Notes from Theresa Kohn: "I firmly believe that this photo was taken in 1884. On the far right, I believe, is James Gardner Wilson. He would have been about 52 years old here in 1884. Fourth person in from the right would be Sarah (Brown) Wilson, his wife, about 51 years old here. Again, notice the difference in height---about the same as in the John and Gustie photo taken in 1901. And notice the extreme similarities in looks for the subjects I've pointed out. And notice James' stance in the family photo. I think those two people are James and Sarah. Next, the reason I feel that it was taken in 1884 is because the eldest daughter, Alice Tibbets, died in 1885, after birth of her fourth child. She would have been 30 then. So in this photo, the taller woman, with the hat, is Alice--aged 29 here. Then her husband Oliver Tibbets would be standing to the right side of Sarah as we look at the photo, and would be age 31 in this photo. Their only son George would have been age 4 in 1884, and that looks to be the age of the little boy standing between Oliver and James Gardner. Just to the left of Alice would be either John Henry (grandpa) or Adelbert Leo. John would have been ten, Del would have been eight. I think it is John, based on the child's size. To the left of John would be Ethel, aged nine in this photo, daughter of Alice and Oliver. To the left of Ethel would be Edith, age seven here, also daughter to Alice and Oliver. To the left of her would be either Sarah (14), or Frances (12). It is most likely Frances, again given her size. Then I am guessing George Adrian is next to Frances. He would have been 18 years old. Willis would be next to George, at age 22. Finally, on the far left would be James Judson, age 16. Missing of James and Sarah's children are: Loylan--age 25, Clarence--age 24, William--age 20, and Sarah at age 14 and Adelbert at age 8. The three older sons most probably were off on their own at that time. I have no explanation for where Sarah and Del would have been, but from what we know of James Gardner's homeplace, this does not look like it in the background. If you read the genealogy report on Alice Wilson Tibbets, it tells a little about Oliver, and where they lived when first married. The first six years they farmed, then he sold out and moved into Dakota. Note what looks like two homes (roofs--at least) in the background. This could have been part of Dakota village. By 1880/81 they would have moved into Dakota, and in 1885 Alice died."
5		Unidentified Man and John Wilson	John Henry Wilson
6		Arthur (Woody), Augusta, John Wilson, Helen Wilson Siemanowski, Bud Siemanowski Taken about 1930	Alma Augusta Swanson (Svenssen) Raymond (Bud) R. Siemanowski Arthur Woodrow Wilson Helen Lucille Wilson John Henry Wilson
7		Dell and John Wilson	Adelbert Leo Wilson John Henry Wilson
8		Delbert, Gert, ??, John Wilson	Gertrude B. Murray Adelbert Leo Wilson John Henry Wilson

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