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Female Clarinda Wilson Click to view Clarinda Wilson in the family tree

Clarinda was born on December 11th, 1821 in Arkansas.1   Clarinda's father was John Bois d'Arc Wilson and her mother was Jane Reaves.  Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Wilson and Ester Walker; her maternal grandparents are William Reaves and Susan Hunter. She had six brothers and a sister, named Thomas F, Harvey Young, Johnathan S, James W, Olympus M, Larkin "Lake" C and Rebecca.  She was the oldest of the eight children.  She died after 1884 in Of DeRoane, Hempstead Co, Arkansas.


Clarinda's family with Martin Adams

‌Clarinda and Martin were married in a religious ceremony on October 31st, 1839 in Hempstead Co, Arkansas.2   They had five sons and six daughters, named George Washington, John W., Martin Franklin, William, William, Jane, Martha Lewis, Mary, Clarinda Lillian, Arle Ann and Mary Ann.

1 1850 US Federal Census
2 Marriage records GRS CD #5
3 Hempstead Co, Arkansas Abstract of Wills, Intestate, and Other Probate Records 1822-1917
4 1860 US Federal Census
5 1880 US Federal Census
Further source/citation:
Ancestral File (R)


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