James Wilson
James Wilson, farmer and teamster, is the second son of William and Sarah (Santee) Wilson, natives of Ohio. He was born October 3, 1825. His father's family consisted of ten children: Eli, James, Sarah, William, John, George, Joseph, Cynthia, Sophia, and Margaret. The parents died in Highland County, near Centerfield.
George Santee, the maternal grandfather of this subject, served in the war of 1812, and died near Petersburg, Highland County, at an advanced age.
Our subject was married. May 11, 1854, to Mrs. Elizabeth (Dowden) Wilson. She was a native of Ohio, and was born April 5, 1823. By a previous marriage she is the mother of two children: Margaret J., born February 11, 1844; William O., born May 5, 1847.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are the parents of six children: Sarah F. A., born January 28, 1855; married John Cooper. Thomas L., born September 17, 1856; Samuel A., born June 21, 1859; John E., born February 3, 1862 ; Saniantha F., born January 2, 1864; Alwilda E., born July 20, 1866.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County