James L. Craig Wilson

M, b. 30 October 1890
James L. Craig Wilson|b. 30 Oct 1890|p758.htm|James L. Wilson|b. 7 Jun 1863\nd. 7 Nov 1924|p755.htm|Adnia A. Fisher|b. 8 Feb 1867\nd. 19 Oct 1954|p756.htm|Peter M. Wilson|b. 9 Apr 1832\nd. 29 Dec 1901|p39.htm|Margaret Simpson|b. 19 Aug 1837\nd. 26 Oct 1917|p40.htm|Nelson Fisher|b. Sep 1827|p5317.htm||||

James L Craig Wilson, 1890-
  • James L. Craig Wilson was born on 30 October 1890 in New York.
  • He was the son of James L. Wilson and Adnia A. Fisher.
  • His name was recorded as James Laurie C. Wilson on his World War I draft registration card.
  • His name was also recorded as James Lyle Craig Wilson according to some family records.
  • He was known as Craig.
  • He and Roy Peter Wilson and Nelson Fisher were enumerated in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in the household of James L. Wilson and Adnia A. Fisher in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 184 Garner Avenue.
  • He enumerated in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in the household of James L. Wilson and Adnia A. Fisher in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 408 Hoyt Street.
  • He married Ella M. (?) circa 1912.
  • About 1913, likely in honor of the new fourth generation, a Wilson family photo was taken of Adnia, son Roy, James, Roy's wife Winifred, James' mother Margaret Simpson Wilson holding great granddaughter Hazel, and James' son Craig kneeling beside her.
  • He registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 while married and living at 284 Grant Street in Buffalo, and employed as a plumbing and heating contractor at 282 Grant Street.
  • James L. Craig Wilson and Ella M. (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 59 Admiral Road.
  • He was a hardware and plumbing merchant, according to the 1920 census.
  • He was president of a plumbing supply company, according to the 1930 census.
  • While some relatively recent family records indicate that James Lyle was the name of both father and son, the name is James Laurie C. Wilson appears on the World War I draft registration of young James "Craig" Wilson. This is further supported by the middle name as it appears on the death certificate of his father's first cousin James L. Simpson: "Laurel" or "Laurie." It is worthy of note that there is a Lyall connection with the Wilson family in later years, which may have contributed to the comfusion.
  • Last Edited: 29 Dec 2009

Family: Ella M. (?) b. c 1895

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