Eleanor Wilson

Eleanor married Gabriel Butler 21 Jul 1834, Livingston County, Kentucky. Gabriel (son of Armistead Butler and Mary Wheatley) died Between 1843 and 1845. [Group Sheet]

1. Harriet Keziah Butler was born Abt 1836, Kentucky.
2. Mary E. Butler was born Abt 1838, Kentucky.
3. Catherine Butler was born Abt 1840, Kentucky.
4. Jesse Peyton Butler was born 8 Jan 1840, Kentucky; died 16 Jul 1914, Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri.
5. Claiborne Butler was born Abt 1843, Kentucky.
6. Margaret G. Butler was born Abt 1844, Kentucky.

Eleanor married Jesse B. Franks 20 Nov 1845, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Jesse died 1874; was buried , Crooked Creek Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

1. Margaret Franks was born 1847, Crittenden County, Kentucky; died 1857.
2. Nancy A. Franks was born Abt 1848, Crittenden County, Kentucky.
3. Martha Jane Franks was born 1850, Crittenden County, Kentucky; died 1917, Crittenden County, Kentucky; was buried , Mapleview Cemetery, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky.
4. John E. Franks was born 1851, Crittenden County, Kentucky; died 1889.

Notes:

Crittenden Co, KY Will Book 1, pg 46 Will of John E. Wilson [abstracted] I John Wilson of Crittenden County, Ky My wife Nancy Wilson shall have the use of all my property of every kind during her natural life or widowhood for the purpose of enabling her to Raise and Educate my three younger children Pernesa Wilson Sally Wilson & Claibourn Wilson and to enable her to support herself But when she dies or marrys I wish Pernesa Wilson Sally Wilson & Claibourn Wilson each to have a good bed and furniture and a good cow & calf a piece And should my Youngest Child not then be 21 years of age I wish the Remainder of the property sold and the land rented and my three younger children supported and educated out of the proceeds of the sale of the personal property and rents of the land. At the death of my wife Nancy Wilson that is if she remains a widow until after my youngest child becomes 21 I wish all my land sold and the proceeds thereof divided equally between the following persons or their heirs if they should be dead to wit my children Pernesa Wilson Sally Wilson Claibourn Wilson Mary Belt wife of Jonathan Belt Cassa Bebout wife of Peter Bebout Eleanor wife of Jesse B. Franks Franky Linn wife of Newton J. Lynn [sic] and my grandson John E Wilson. But if John E. Wilson should be dead I wish his portion to be equally divided between the other legatees. Revoking all wills .... I appoint my wife Nancy Wilson Executrix of my last will and Testament. October 24, 1849 John E. Wilson Witnesses: S. Marble, B.S. Young, John N. Woods, James W. Wilson. I Berry S. Young Clerk of County Court of sd. county certify that at sd. term of sd. court this instrument was produced into open court and proven to be the last will and Testament of John E. Wilson...ordered recorded November 12 1853. Note: John E. Wilson married (1) a daughter of Hugh McVay (2) Harriet Brooks on 11 Nov 1816 Livingston Co, KY and (3) Nancy Franks on 7 Mar 1831 Livingston Co, KY. John E. Wilson is buried at Crooked Creek Cemetery, Crittenden Co, KY. The inscription on his tombstone states he died 2 Nov 1853. The grandson, John E. Wilson, mentioned in the above will, was the son of Rev. Claibourn Wilson, who died in 1849 is buried beside his father. John E. Wilson, who wrote the above will, had two sons named Claibourn; one who died in 1849 and the other was born the same year. Submitted by Brenda Joyce Jerome November 12, 1853, Will Probated

John married Harriet Brooks 11 Nov 1816, Livingston County, Kentucky. Harriet (daughter of Dabney Brooks and Sarah Bumpass) was born 1797, Spartanburg District, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Dabney married Sarah Bumpass Abt 1790, Person County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

John married Lillian Amos 1769, Culpeper, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Edward — Martha Coulter. [Group Sheet]