The Willson Family of Peach Tree
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The Willson Family of Peach Tree
| Teddy L. Barclay Pope, Ed. D. (View posts) | Posted: 1 Feb 2000 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Biography
Surnames: Willson, Davis, Ewing, Payne, Smith, Priest, West
The Willson family of Peach Tree
From the Dogwood Festival Books
by James and Josiah Wheat and others
County at an early date from San Augustine County where he settled about 1835. He married Mary R. Davis and the following children came with him about 1850. His children were; Hiram A. Willson who married Mary Ewing; Julia Willson who married G. W. Payne; Almira Willson who married Dan R.. Smith; Emily Willson who married Henry West and Samuel Andrew Willson who married Susan Priest.
Dr. S. P. Willson was one of the five doctors listed in the 1850 census of Tyler County and the other five being Josiah Wheat, James H. Martin, Marcus Ragan and John Work.
Dr. Willson bought an eight acre tract of land in Peach Tree Village from J. M. McQueen on September 4, 1857 which he conveyed to his daughter Mrs. Mary Emily West. Dr. S. P. Willson located his office and store on this eight acre tract of land and maintained it until his death. Dr. Willson had two sons who achieved some distinction; Hiram A. Willson who bought a farm in Peach Tree Village and resided there on or near there until his death. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1876 which wrote the present Constitution of Texas.
Another son, Samuel Andrew Willson, was the outstanding frontier lawyer whose biography is contained in the 1859 issue and other issues of this bulletin. The other children Dr. S. P. Willson and wife were Emily Willson, who married Henry West (later county Judge of Tyler County and with Emily father of S. P. West, later District Judge of the District) Julia Willson, who married G. W. Payne; Almira, who married Dan R. Smith. All of these children came to Tyler County with Dr. Willson and settled around Peach Tree Village. They are survived by many heirs some of whom are still living in Tyler County. A son of Samuel Andrew Willson was Judge S. P. Willson, one of the original members of the Court of Civil Appeals for the Texasrkana District.
From the Dogwood Festival Books
by James and Josiah Wheat and others
County at an early date from San Augustine County where he settled about 1835. He married Mary R. Davis and the following children came with him about 1850. His children were; Hiram A. Willson who married Mary Ewing; Julia Willson who married G. W. Payne; Almira Willson who married Dan R.. Smith; Emily Willson who married Henry West and Samuel Andrew Willson who married Susan Priest.
Dr. S. P. Willson was one of the five doctors listed in the 1850 census of Tyler County and the other five being Josiah Wheat, James H. Martin, Marcus Ragan and John Work.
Dr. Willson bought an eight acre tract of land in Peach Tree Village from J. M. McQueen on September 4, 1857 which he conveyed to his daughter Mrs. Mary Emily West. Dr. S. P. Willson located his office and store on this eight acre tract of land and maintained it until his death. Dr. Willson had two sons who achieved some distinction; Hiram A. Willson who bought a farm in Peach Tree Village and resided there on or near there until his death. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1876 which wrote the present Constitution of Texas.
Another son, Samuel Andrew Willson, was the outstanding frontier lawyer whose biography is contained in the 1859 issue and other issues of this bulletin. The other children Dr. S. P. Willson and wife were Emily Willson, who married Henry West (later county Judge of Tyler County and with Emily father of S. P. West, later District Judge of the District) Julia Willson, who married G. W. Payne; Almira, who married Dan R. Smith. All of these children came to Tyler County with Dr. Willson and settled around Peach Tree Village. They are survived by many heirs some of whom are still living in Tyler County. A son of Samuel Andrew Willson was Judge S. P. Willson, one of the original members of the Court of Civil Appeals for the Texasrkana District.