I am trying to find out more information about Augusts Wilson (1788-1838) and his wife Sarah aka Eleanor Lee/Lowe (1785-1876). They are buried in Ruggels cemetery in Moral Township, Shelby Co, Indiana. There are stones for Rev Jonathan Wilson (1763 -1838) and his wife Amelia (1766-1947) next to Augustus and I believe these are his parents. I have heard rumors that Sarah Eleanor Lee is a relative somehow of Robert E Lee, possibly via Richard Henry Lee but I find problems in the census data related to this link. I have family letters that talk about the relationship but they are vague and written in the 1950's so they are of little help.

Other family members are Elizabeth and Ruth Wilson (who married brothers John and Enoch Ruggels). Supposedly both families came from Maryland and moved to Lewis Ky in the early 1800's and from there moved to Shelby Co, Indiana in the 1830's. I believe that Augustus, Elizabeth and Ruth are siblings but I have no firm proof of all of Augustus' children. I believe he also had another son Jonathan (1790-1866) because his stone is also next to Augustus' stone. There is another Jonathan Wilson living in Shelby Co, Indiana so it is easy to confuse the two. Other family members are Caleb Taylor Wilson - he is not buried in this cemetary and his family history is well documented. Another son Amos Wilson married Mary Ruggels (John and Elizabeth Wilson Ruggels' daughter) and both are buried in Ruggels cemetary. A daughter Amelia, married a Higginbotham and she is buried here but I'm not sure where Sam Higginbotham was buried. Another daughter Sarah married Wm Ruggles and when he died (and was buried here), she remarried a Thomas McFall.

What I am searching for are solid links to Maryland records for Rev Jonathan Wilson and his wife Amelia and more information about Augustus and Eleanor Lee. There are many Wilsons (sometimes spelled Willson) in the census and I feel they must be related because they are listed so close to the Ruggels in the census directory - this would be William Willson and Moses Willson.


There was a hint that Sarah Eleanor Lee's family bible had the names of her kids in it but I haven't been able to track that down to a reputable source either.

As a last query, I am still searching for the parents of Martha Ann Powers (1827-1863). She was born in Lewis Co, KY and died after giving birth to Abraham in 1863. Her husband was William Augustus Ruggles . He remarried twice and ended up being buried in Kansas. There are many Powers in Lewis Co and Shelby Co, but I haven't been able to trace anyone with a female child that would have been her age. She married Wm in Shelby Co, Indiana in 1846.

If anyone has comments or questions, I'd be glad to chat.